Deaths confirmed amid worst flu outbreak in a decade (www.stuff.co.nz)

submitted 3 weeks ago by deadbeef79000 to c/newzealand

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

This is the damning fact:

Epidemiologist Michael Baker told Stuff it was difficult to properly monitor influenza and other winter illnesses, because high-quality surveillance programmes were discontinued, including the Ministry of Health not renewing its contract for the FluTracking tool for cost-saving reasons.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] deadbeef79000 2 points 3 weeks ago

Indeed it would, I wasn't sure how the numbers would work out.

Just the sick day cost is what you'd need to convince your local National/Act/NZF incumbent.