The government is putting $9 million towards research into the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health Minister Andrew Little announced the funding this week, which comes out of the $74.1b Covid-19 Response Fund, saying New Zealand needed to build on what had been learnt over the past two years.
It will be open to qualified research providers for research addressing knowledge gaps in Covid-19 and the national immunisation programme.
"We are looking at a whole range of things, such as how different sectors of society, including Māori, Pacific and disabled communities, are affected by Covid, and what we have learnt about working with them," says Little.
"This will help us understand what still needs to be done and prepare for future pandemics.
"We're also looking at how the methods used to get four million people vaccinated against Covid-19 can be used in other vaccination programmes."
The funding opens for research proposals from next Tuesday, April 19, and closes on June 10.
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Posted on 15-04-2022 18:17 | By Walbuck
all the problems this country has This seems like an awful waste of taxpayers money That money would go alot way to helping out with Health care and Life saving drugs
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Posted on 16-04-2022 07:54 | By Kancho
Yep. Another government report to go on the pile. Money that could go towards the back pay that they promised nurses and kept not delivering for to long and are now trying to fob them off with a part payment.
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