Tagged: QR code

“Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Jul 12, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• mask use,
• New Zealand stories,
• QR code

Janet Hoek, Philip Gendall, Nick Wilson (author details*) A feature of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy is the rapid identification and then management of any COVID-19 cases arising from border system failures. Within the community, high QR code scanning rates enable rapid identification of contacts while wearing masks in indoor public settings, such as on public transport, reduces the … Read More

COVID-19: backing our front row - Code for life

Grant Jacobs • Oct 23, 2020 •

• border,
• COVID-19,
• Hygiene,
• New Zealand,
• QR code

New Zealand has been called out as an outstanding player in managing COVID-19. We’ve done well,[1] but we’re far from perfect. We could do a lot better at backing our front row. Epidemiologists advise nations not to play “wait and see”. If By the time they do see, it’s all over them. “She’ll be right”… until it isn’t. We’re less … Read More