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One week to go till Christmas. Incredible to wake up to my news feed this morning as the world catches up on Aotearoa New Zealand’s last 24 hrs
First, vaccines for all and showing care for our pacific neighbours https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/17/947403839/new-zealand-will-give-free-coronavirus-vaccines-to-residents-neighboring-nations /1
First, vaccines for all and showing care for our pacific neighbours https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/17/947403839/new-zealand-will-give-free-coronavirus-vaccines-to-residents-neighboring-nations /1
Second, NZ’s economic rebound vindicates the Ardern-led government’s elimination strategy https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-12-16/new-zealand-economy-surges-out-of-recession-amid-spending-spree?sref=frV97TwV&__twitter_impression=true /2
“The V-shaped economic rebound is “vindication of the Covid-19 ‘elimination’ strategy New Zealand has pursued, as it has underpinned a strong economic recovery from what has been an unprecedented shock,” said Paul Bloxham, chief Australia and NZ economist at HSBC in Sydney” /3
Third, hard-won progress at Ihumātao /4 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/17/ihumatao-sacred-site-bought-by-new-zealand-government-for-30m?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1608201661
Fourth, NZ researchers published this piece in the Lancet documenting how crushing covid-19 has corresponded to reduced mortality overall, despite fears for healthcare delays during lockdown /5 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32647-7/fulltext
What else have we got in us, to end this disastrous year, eh? Merry Christmas, everyone xox
