Covid Rapid Tests

• Nova Scotia Health changes COVID-19 rapid test supplier over expiry dates

  Nova Scotia Health says recent controversy over the accuracy of BTNX's rapid tests 'did not factor' into the decision to change suppliers.

  Canada

  Jan 11
  
• What Canadians need to know about COVID rapid tests as fall approaches

  With the circulation of new COVID-19 variants and the impending fall flu season, attention is once again turning to rapid antigen tests.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2023
  
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• Ottawa stops sending rapid COVID-19 tests to provinces as millions set to expire

  Health Canada said about 80,000 rapid tests in the federal inventory are set to expire within six months and 6.5 million within the year.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2023
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• Quebec pharmacies may stop distributing free COVID-19 rapid tests

  A contract between the Quebec government and pharmacies to distribute free COVID-19 rapid tests is set to expire on March 31.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2023
• Random COVID-19 testing at Canada’s border forcing uninfected travellers to quarantine

  Random testing at the border doesn’t give a clear picture of who has COVID-19 when entering Canada, but it is forcing some healthy travellers to quarantine.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2022
• Both oral and nasal swabbing recommended to boost COVID rapid test reliability, Ontario experts say

  Ontario's expert science advisers say the rapid tests are better at detecting Omicron if people swab both cheeks, followed by the back of the tongue or throat, then both nostrils.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2022
• Here’s where you can get a free COVID-19 rapid antigen test in Ontario

  Here is a full list of about 2,400 grocery stores and pharmacy locations participating in distributing free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Ontario, a one-box limit applies.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2022
• Provinces clamour for rapid COVID tests as feds scramble to deliver millions promised

  Many provinces have decided to restrict molecular PCR testing to individuals who are at a higher risk of being hospitalized from COVID-19.

  Health

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Shipment of rapid COVID-19 tests to Alberta delayed, feds say ‘this is a very competitive market’

  The latest shipment of rapid COVID-19 test kits to Alberta has been delayed, the chief medical officer of health announced on social media.

  Health

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Ontario has ‘not yet received’ delivery schedule for rapid tests from feds: premier’s office

  In a statement emailed to Global News, Ivana Yelich, a spokesperson for Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office, said they "welcome today's news from the federal government."

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2022