COVID-19 Rapid Testing

• Staff report recommends suspending City of Hamilton vaccination policy

  If approved, the suspension of the policy would eliminate the threat of termination as of June 1, for more than 500 municipal employees in Hamilton.

  Politics

  Apr 13, 2022
  
• COVID-19: London rapid test site will no longer test school-aged children, TVFHT says

  COVID Tests at the site will now be limited to symptomatic and asymptomatic health-care workers in primary and community care, and EMS workers and paramedics.

  Health

  Jan 14, 2022
  
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• Millions of unused rapid COVID-19 tests prompt calls for greater access to free swabs across Canada

  Medical experts across the country are calling on provincial health officials to make rapid COVID-19 tests free and easy to access.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
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• City of Calgary keeps offering free COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated employees, causing rift with police

  Calgary's mayor says a move by the police service has forced the city to change its vaccine policy.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
• COVID-19: Shift in Nova Scotia’s rapid testing strategy prompts concern

  "Our testing strategy is changing given we have an increasingly vaccinated population," said Dr. Robert Strang.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2021
• UBC launches 13-week COVID-19 test trials

  UBC has launched a 13-week COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for students and a select group of people living and working on campus.

  Health

  May 27, 2021
• Everyday Nova Scotians on front lines of keeping communities safe at COVID-19 rapid test sites

  Volunteers help public health efforts to curb the third wave of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

  Health

  May 7, 2021
• Dutch researchers training bees to detect COVID-19 infections

  It can take hours or days to get a COVID-19 test result, but the response from the bees is immediate. It is also cheap, making it useful for countries where tests are scarce.

  World

  May 6, 2021
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• Rapid tests offered to staff at Calgary Transit bus barn after COVID-19 variant case

  Some 13 Calgary Transit staff members have tested positive with COVID-19 within the last two weeks, according to the transit workers union.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2021
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• YVR study suggests rapid testing contributes to safer travel

  Researchers said the rapid COVID-19 tests took between 15 to 20 minutes to complete and led to minimal disruptions at the airport.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2021