Professor Michael Baker

Professor Michael Baker is back with us for a Covid-19 update. He discusses reservations about the mandates coming off tomorrow, trial data on booster shots for 12-17 year olds, and whether New… Audio

We know how many people have died with Covid-19 during the current Omicron wave, the latest figure being 258.

What we don't know, however, is how many Kiwis will yet die with the virus before the… Audio

University of Otago epidemiologist and regular Sunday Morning guest Professor Michael Baker returns to the show to answer your Covid-19 questions and ours. Audio

Last year, he was our most regular -- and arguably most popular -- guest on Sunday mornings, and he's obliging us again this morning after making a welcome return to the show last week. Epidemiologist… Audio

Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt says the latest positive case here won't mean a change to trans-Tasman travel rules. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the latest community case of Covid-19 is a… Audio

Professor Michael Baker has been a constant and reassuring presence on Sunday Morning in recent months. He returns to discuss how the landscape has changed in the light of the recent positive Covid-19… Audio

Today the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said he had asked his team to look at the option of "requiring all passengers to wear masks" on trans Tasman flights for the duration of the… Audio

As two people are held in isolation in Fiji, a public health professor says the Pacific must protect itself from the Wuhan coronavirus. Audio

New Zealand's role and responsibilities in the Pacific need to be reviewed in light of the appallingly high measles mortality rate, a public health expert says. Audio