Our prompt actions and national psyche brought success in COVID-19 elimination

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Our prompt actions and national psyche brought success in COVID-19 elimination

17 February 2021

David McBride

Wednesday 17 February 2021, 12:35 AM

In the Te Pae Māhutonga health model, the four central stars represent the four key tasks of health promotion, while the two pointers represent prerequisites for health promotion

Occupational health expert David McBride examines our early success in eliminating COVID-19 from New Zealand and how human behaviour will determine our future

Key points, New Zealand’s success in eliminating COVID-19 in 2020 came from prompt, harsh measures, including an early lockdown. However, social coordination, , Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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