Reduced mortality in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic

Affiliations

¹ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
² Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand; Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand; Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand. Electronic address: nethmi.kearns@mrinz.ac.nz.

Comment

Stacey Kung et al. Lancet. 2021.

. 2021 Jan 2;397(10268):25.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32647-7. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

¹ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
² Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand; Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand; Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand. Electronic address: nethmi.kearns@mrinz.ac.nz.

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Influenza control during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hills T, Kearns N, Kearns C, Beasley R. Hills T, et al. Lancet. 2020 Nov 21;396(10263):1633-1634. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32166-8. Epub 2020 Oct 22. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 33228919 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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