Michael Baker

Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker warns the country is in the grip of a fourth wave of Covid19. Professor Baker says if we don't act to restrict the spread of the virus, up to 10,000 people could… Audio

From April 1 anyone aged 30 and over will be able to get for a fourth covid shot. And that makes 44-year-old Prime Minister Chirs Hipkins eligible for the second booster. So, he will be rolling up his… Audio

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says a drug-resistant fungus that kills about one-third of the people it infects, can be eliminated.

Te Whatu Ora has confirmed a person in New Zealand has the Candida… Audio

Health experts are warning that schools without adequate Covid-19 safety measures could cause another outbreak of the virus.

In an editorial published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today… Audio

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says a Royal Commission into the response to the Covid-19 pandemic is necessary, and he's been calling for one for around two years.

Officially titled the 'Royal… Audio

One things that is probably not on anyone's Christmas wishlist this year is Covid. But with the season for mixing and mingling upon us, it could be harder and harder to avoid, first or second time… Video, Audio

Daily Covid-19 cases topped 4-thousand for the first time in three months yesterday, and it remains unclear when this wave will peak given the number of new variants in circulation. Joining Nathan… Audio

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says officials should be giving better advice to people on tools they can use to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Cases numbers are up about 60% on September weekly averages… Audio

Covid cases are on the rise again with over sixteen thousand cases reported over the past week. Waitemata, Auckland and Counties Manukau have reported almost 6000 cases in the city alone. A number of… Audio

New Zealand has recorded its first case of the new Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1.

Covid-19 case numbers are relatively flat at the moment, but that could change in the months ahead with the number of new… Audio

There were almost 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand and 33 new deaths last week, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday.

Over 1000 of the new cases are reinfections. Case numbers appear… Audio

Covid-related restrictions - most of them anyway - are of course mostly now gone.

But Covid-19 hasn't gone, so does that leave us vulnerable to the virus?

Otago University epidemiologist Michael… Audio

Australia has reduced its covid isolation period from seven to five days for asymptomatic people. And from next Friday, masks will also be scrapped on the country's domestic flights. It comes as Covid… Audio

A public health expert says people who get Covid-19 should isolate as soon as possible after they develop symptoms.

Case numbers have been dropping over recent weeks, and the rolling average of… Audio

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation The classification, which is the highest alert that the WHO can issue, came after a surge in cases… Audio

New Zealand's Government is being asked to do more in the global fight against monkeypox.

The virus has now been reported in 50 countries, having made its way to New Zealand at the weekend.

A group… Audio

Steadily rising Covid-19 case numbers in recent days are causing concern, with some modelling suggesting we could start seeing upwards of 20-thousand cases a day soon. Nick talks to University of… Audio

A leading epidemiologist says Aotearoa is leaving it late to roll out a second Covid-19 booster shot.

The government has passed legislation that allows New Zealanders to get a fourth dose of the… Audio