Age and education level are the main factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. While this affects Māori and Pacific communities, basic access to health care and information is more important.
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Māori are historically at greater risk of severe illness and death during pandemics. New research shows they are at least 50% more likely to die from COVID-19 than other New Zealanders.
Stroke is New Zealand’s third highest cause of death, but few people recognise its symptoms and risk factors, particularly in Pasifika and Māori communities where stroke affects more people.
A major review of New Zealand’s health system points to systemic racism as a reason for disparities in health outcomes for Māori. But it was split on the role a proposed new Māori agency should play.
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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Research assistant, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Lecturer, Department of Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor (cerebrovascular epidemiology), Auckland University of Technology
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Researcher, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Health Geographer, Research Fellow, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor, University of Waikato
