Summers, JenniferKvalsvig, AmandaBarnard, Lucy TelfarBennett, JulieHarwood, MatireWilson, NickBaker, Michael G.2024-09-162024-09-162023-09Summers, J, Kvalsvig, A, Barnard, L T, Bennett, J, Harwood, M, Wilson, N & Baker, M G 2023, 'Improvements and Persisting Challenges in COVID-19 Response Compared with 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic Response, New Zealand (Aotearoa)', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1827-1836. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.2212651080-6040ORCID: /0000-0002-3156-0479/work/141131765https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24229We thank the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) in Oslo, Norway, for hosting Michael Baker as part of the research project “Social science meets biology: indigenous people and severe influenza outcomes” during the 2022–2023 academic year. Svenn-Erik Mamelund and Lisa Sattenspiel provided helpful comments on the manuscript. We thank the New Zealand Ministry of Health/Manatū Hauora for providing additional COVID-19 data directly for the purposes of this article.1792533engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive MedicineRA0421Improvements and Persisting Challenges in COVID-19 Response Compared with 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic Response, New Zealand (Aotearoa)Journal article10.3201/eid2909.221265http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.221265299