Request for assay sequences for RT-PCR
Andrew Lewis made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Andrew Lewis
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please treat this request as being made pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982.
Could you please provide a list of the protocol assay sequences used in New Zealand with RT-PCR for detecting SARS-CoV-2 viral ribonucleic acid in the nasopharynx or any other body sites.
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Lewis
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Kia ora
Thank you for your request for official information received on 8 June
2021 for:
"Could you please provide a list of the protocol assay sequences used in
New Zealand with RT-PCR for detecting SARS-CoV-2 viral ribonucleic acid in
the nasopharynx or any other body sites."
The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202106914.
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Athina Andonatou left an annotation ()
I've contacted Roche 3 weeks ago asking for the pamphlet detailing protocol included with the PCR test, I keep getting fobbed off
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