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- Mar 23, 2022
- 4 min
Rako Science calls for surveillance testing
COVID-19 modeling is hard and models are only as good as the data available
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- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
In praise of kaimahi heroes
Since Rako Science was established in September 2020 we have worked to ensure our systems were open and accessible so that we could...
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- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min
Current state of Omicron - global, local, positivity and turnaround
Rako Science data provides unique insights into the current state of the Omicron surge.
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- Jan 30, 2022
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Rako Science has detected Omicron and Stealth Omicron positive cases
Omicron is now in New Zealand, and we are all expecting a rapid increase in cases.
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- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
SARS-CoV-2 evolution and its impact on testing for COVID-19
The virus causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, continues to evolve with new mutations. With these RNA-viruses, frequent mutations and new variants
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- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
Rako Science and test scalability
In the third in a series of opinion editorials Dr Amanda Dixon-McIver details another critical performance requirement, scalability.
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
MIQ is dead, long live MIQ?
New Zealand’s Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) system served us well up until the delta variant outbreak started in August.
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Rako Science test laboratory throughput
Dr Amanda Dixon-McIver she details another critical performance requirement in a COVID-19 laboratory, Throughput
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- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Rako Science calculate R0 for New Zealand delta outbreak
In this post we apply the SIR+B method to New Zealand for the second outbreak, and the results are displayed in infographics.
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- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Urgent need for a planned approach for COVID-19 testing
In this 3rd Opinion Editorial Arthur Morris discusses the recommendations in the Rapid Review of COVID-19 testing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
Rako Science data shows strong turnaround service levels in October
Rako Science is reporting a 99% sub 24-hour turnaround time for 10,000 randomly selected October 2021 COVID-19 PCR saliva tests.
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- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
Rako Science asks for a Fair Go from Lab Seizure Law
Media statement for immediate release Rako Science today asked for Parliament to protect the rights of all New Zealanders by amending the...
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- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
The use of Rapid Antigen Tests in NZ
There is a lot of attention being given to rapid antigen testing (RATs) for COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand currently, particularly as
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- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
Let virus biology direct COVID-testing policy
Opinion Editorial from Arthur Morris, Clinical Microbiologist on COVID-testing policy.
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- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
New data suggests saliva superior to nasal swab for early detection
Chris Brookes at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) has published a new paper with colleagues from Johns Hopkins and UMass....
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- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Massive data release supporting Rako Science diagnostic validation
Our University of Illinois (UIUC) colleagues have published their scientific research on saliva testing and their system of mitigation.
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- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Delta is changing everything
About 30 days ago our Rako Science data modelling team noticed something new. Countries with high adult vaccination rates were...
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- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
MoH agrees Rako test is as accurate as nasopharyngeal tests
The Ministry of Health and Rako Science have agreed to a joint statement on the accuracy Rako Science's saliva test based on diagnostic val
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- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Rako’s COVID-19 PCR saliva test proven as accurate as nasopharyngeal swabs
Rako Science today announced it has just completed an extended validation study which concludes that the COVID-19 PCR saliva test is as accu
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