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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 27

11 07 2022

Influenza A has peaked.   This has been AH3N2 and the vaccine was a good match for it this year.   We also have a diversity of other respiratory viruses circulating.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 21

03 06 2022

Influenza is now present in the Waikato but numbers are still low. Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 21

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Waikato SARS-CoV-2 Lab Testing Report 19 May 2022

19 05 2022

Test numbers are stable and percent positivity is also stable or falling, which is in contrast to the increase in case numbers reported nationally.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 17

03 05 2022

There’s still not much about at the moment except SARS-CoV-2, only a small amount of Rhinovirus.   New viruses have not yet arrived in the Waikato since opening the borders.

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Waikato SARS-CoV-2 Lab Testing Report 2 May 2022

03 05 2022

The initial high positivity rates and circulation among children have run their course and spillover into older, fully vaccinated, age groups has also receded.

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