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Lisa Barrett is an infectious diseases expert from Dalhousie University. She’s administered a lot of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. For people considering using the tests over the holidays, Barrett stresses that rapid tests are great for screening but aren’t a substitute for vaccination and other COVID safety protocols like distancing and masking. In this example, Barrett uses an Abbott Panbido at-home rapid test, but there are other similar tests available. She stresses there are a couple of poi

🧪 New Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be rolled out from today. It’s important to note these test kits are for swabbing your mouth – not your nose! To ensure you’re receiving an accurate result, watch this video on how to use an oral COVID-19 RAT kit correctly. These RATs will be available for free at our 1300 Smiles and Reid Park drive-through testing sites for eligible community members. Our teams on site will inform you about the type of testing kit you are receiving. If you have questions,

Do you know how to take a rapid antigen test (RAT) and read the result? RATs are a quick and convenient way to check if you have COVID-19. - A negative result is shown by a line next to the C marker and no line next to the T marker. - A positive result is shown by a line next to both the C and T markers. - If a line only appears next to the T marker, this means your test result is invalid. This can happen if the test was done incorrectly. If this happens, perform a second test by either retaking

Production of a new antigen test that could detect cases of COVID-19 in minutes is ramping up after receiving emergency FDA approval. Antigens are the proteins on the surface of the virus that trigger an immune response in the body. https://cbsn.ws/2Wovqoo | CBS Evening News