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.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 6 July 2021, being 20
working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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Kia ora Andrew

 

 

Please find attached a response to your official information act request

 

 

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

 

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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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