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Investigating the virosphere
While we might have heard all we ever want to know about viruses in the last few years, the truth is, known viruses represent less than zero point one percent of the estimated total of viruses out… Audio
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Investigating the virosphere
While we might have heard all we ever want to know about viruses in the last few years, the truth is, known viruses represent less than zero point one percent of the estimated total of viruses out…
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Our Changing World – The hoiho pathogen puzzle
Claire Concannon speaks to University of Otago researchers investigating virus diversity, how viruses evolve, and what might be causing some diseases affecting our native wildlife. Audio
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New Zealand's latest Covid-19 wave is levelling off, experts say
New Zealand has likely passed the peak of the most recent Covid-19 wave, thanks to strong hybrid immunity in the community, according to several experts.
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New Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 spreading in new wave
Latest figures show there are over 10 thousand new cases of Covid-19 so far and 21 deaths, another sign the current wave of Covid is spreading ... and fast. Notably, two of the new cases reported are… Audio
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New Omicron subvariant detected in New Zealand
The Omicron subvariant BA 2.75 has been detected in Aotearoa for the first time, having been found in two people who arrived from India.
The subvariant - nicknamed Centaurus - carries additional… Audio
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'Brexit bad boy' libel loss hailed as win for media
A self-styled 'bad boy of Brexit' who promised to make "mayhem and mischief" in politics here has lost a long-running libel case against a journalist who alleged he had ties to Russia. Media freedom… Video, Audio
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'Brexit bad boy' libel loss hailed as win for media
A self-styled 'bad boy of Brexit' who promised to make "mayhem and mischief" in politics here has lost a long-running libel case against a journalist who alleged he had ties to Russia. Media freedom…
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Meet the winners of the 2021 Prime Minister's Science Prize
It's Prime Minister's Science Prize time! We meet some of the people awarded the 2021 prizes for their mahi. Audio
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Meet the winners of the 2021 Prime Minister's Science Prize
It's Prime Minister's Science Prize time! We meet some of the people awarded the 2021 prizes for their mahi.
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Alker wins again, Gujurat take IPL title, Forest back in Premier League and NZ beaten in sevens final.
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How concerned should we be about monkeypox?
Explainer - Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.
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Monkeypox - Should we be worried?
A rash, fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion - these are the symptoms of Monkeypox, a rare viral disease now infecting humans. Karyn asks virologist… Audio
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Omicron BA.4 variant in NZ - What it means
The BA.4 Omicron variant has arrived in New Zealand from South Africa - but that is expected, and there is no evidence it is more transmissible or severe than other variants.
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Covid-19: What is the new XE variant?
The Ministry of Health is heeding a WHO warning about wider surveillance needed to detect a new Covid-19 recombinant. Here's what we know. Audio
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Covid-19: What is the new XE variant?
A new variant of Covid-19 is spreading overseas, and it could be just a flight away from our shores.
Omicron "XE", a hybrid of Omicron, is estimated to be 10 percent more transmissible than its… Audio
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The Covid-19 Deltacron variant: What you need to know
Explainer - There's a new Covid-19 variant making headlines around the world - Deltacron. Whatever you may think about that name, it's exactly what it sounds like - a combination of the Delta and…
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Deltacron: Should we be worried about the new variant?
The words 'Delta' and 'Omicron' are as common as bread and butter these days, but what about their lesser known offspring Deltacron?
It's a combination of the two viruses that has been detected in… Video, Audio
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant: What you need to know
Earlier this week the Director General of Health said nearly 80 percent of sequenced Covid-19 cases are BA.2. What impact will it have on the current outbreak and will a new vaccine be necessary?
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Covid-19: BA.2 takes charge as NZ's dominant strain
The highly-contagious Covid-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2 has taken charge as the dominant strain in Aotearoa.
Director general health Ashley Bloomfield says BA.2 comprises nearly 80 percent of recent… Audio
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Covid-19: Booster dose effective against Omicron BA.2 mutation - virologist
An evolutionary virologist says fully vaccinated people with a booster dose are effectively protected against the Omicron BA.2 mutation. Audio
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Covid-19: Virologist explains Omicron BA.2 found at border
Virologists aren't sounding the alarm bells just yet about a mutated version of Omicron that's been seeping into our borders.
There's little currently known about the new strain, dubbed BA.2, besides… Audio
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Otago Covid-19 experts copping abuse
University of Otago Covid-19 experts are not immune to the increasingly vitriolic attacks dished out to scientists commenting on New Zealand's pandemic response.
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Omicron in MIQ - what do we know about the variant
The Ministry of Health has confirmed at least one case of the Omicron variant in a managed isolation facility in Christchurch.
The variant is spreading quickly overseas and scientists are racing to… Audio
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The Omicron Covid-19 variant: What you need to know
Explainer - The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world. Here's what you need to know about the risk the variant poses and its possible impact on the global pandemic… Video
