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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.
Read MoreInfluenza is now present in the Waikato but numbers are still low. Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 21
Read MoreTest numbers are stable and percent positivity is also stable or falling, which is in contrast to the increase in case numbers reported nationally.
Read MoreThere’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.
Read MoreThe 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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