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[ad_1] A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the injection. The company said in a statement Monday night (local time) that illnesses, accidents and other so-called adverse events “are an expected …

[ad_1] There has been a strong reaction to the New Zealand Medical Association U-turn on the cannabis referendum, with one doctor saying he will resign after 40 years of membership. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The group now says it has no position on the proposed legalization, after …

[ad_1] A woman was able to enter a managed isolation facility in Auckland after booking a room to stay there, despite the hotel hosting international arrivals. The Novotel Auckland Airport. Source: 1 NEWS The member of the public had entered the Novotel Airport Hotel at 8.34 pm on Monday, a …

[ad_1] CAMPAIGN JOURNAL: There was little ambiguity about what Jacinda Ardern wanted from a gaudy audience of hundreds at Victoria University. In front of the students on Tuesday, with all of the Wellington Labor candidates behind her, she spoke of her administration’s most progressive moments: the ban on oil and …

[ad_1] World October 13, 2020 03:49 am3 minutes to read Johnson & Johnson’s image shows a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Photo / AP A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been halted while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” …

[ad_1] A leading Covid-19 expert has criticized the World Health Organization for its handling of the pandemic, suggesting that New Zealand should look to the East for direction. The criticism of Professor Michael Baker comes as public comments about the closures of Dr. David Nabarro, the WHO special envoy for …

[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins on the campaign trail in Wellington today. Photo / Mark Mitchell By RNZ National Party leader Judith Collins has described obesity as a weakness and says that people should not “blame the systems for their personal choices.” Yesterday he was asked about his opinion on …

[ad_1] By Amy Williams of RNZ The Auckland Council’s economic team, which calculated the cost, said the total of 4,205 jobs lost in the region was 60 percent of the national total for the month. Its chief economist, David Norman, said job losses in the city averaged 200 a day, …

[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Stuff A couple from a WaihÄ ‘dairy farm have been convicted on serious animal welfare charges (file photo) A Waihī farmer couple has been fined more than $ 7,500 on serious animal welfare charges. Gary Kester Mathers, 68, and Margaret Helen Mathers, 67, previously pleaded guilty …

[ad_1] Blaming people for their own obesity is “superficial, vague and wrong,” says a health expert after Judith Collins commented that overweight people must “take some personal responsibility.” The National Party leader said that her attitude towards the obesity problem “was not sticky”, adding: “Do not blame the systems for …