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Revealed: Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva COVID-19 tests

Revealed: Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva COVID-19 tests
Newshub
16/02/2021
Michael Morrah
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Watch: Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva COVID-19 tests, despite having ability to do them six months ago.
The Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva tests in total nationwide, despite private companies having the ability to do such tests on a large scale six months ago.
The COVID-19 Response Minister says there s concern the saliva tests are not as accurate, but one Hamilton company says it s using internationally verified methods which they have confidence in.
The headquarters Hill Laboratories is based in the Hamilton suburb of Frankton. ....

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Revealed: Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva COVID-19 tests

That's despite private companies having the ability to process the tests on a large scale six months ago. ....

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Coronavirus: Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva COVID-19 tests, despite having ability to do them six months ago

The American Medical Journal found saliva tests had a similar sensitivity to that of the nasal swab, but the Ministry of Health has completed just 140 saliva tests nationwide as part of a voluntary rollout.
There seems to be a reluctance to adopt and adapt to new technology, said National leader Judith Collins.
The New Zealand Government won t trust the science from the rest of the world. It wants to do its own study. Why? asks ACT leader David Seymour.
Is New Zealanders saliva different from other people s?
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