Rapid Antigen Test

• Alberta changing COVID-19 testing, isolation in the spring

  Alberta is removing a time-based recommendation for COVID-19 isolation. Instead, the province is advising people to stay home until “you feel better.”

  Health

  Mar 22, 2023
  
• The end of COVID-19 rapid testing? What Ottawa’s call to scrap shipments means

  'It's not surprising ... we are starting to see this gradual transition out of the pandemic into a bit more normal life,' said an expert of cancelled COVID rapid test shipments.

  Health

  Mar 2, 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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• Saskatchewan underestimated need for rapid tests: emails

  The Saskatchewan underestimated how many rapid COVID-19 tests were needed during the height of the fourth wave of the pandemic, internal emails indicate.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2023
• Are COVID rapid tests still reliable with new sub-variants on the rise? What experts say

  Experts say COVID-19 rapid testing can still be considered as an adequate tool to detect the virus – even if they are not perfect all the time.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2022
• McMaster developed portable COVID rapid home test makes strides to enter marketplace

  Hamilton-based scientists, who've been working on the project for close to a year, say the new saliva-based antigen test could hit the marketplace within the next year.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2022
• Ottawa to cut rapid COVID-19 test shipments to provinces, territories by year’s end

  Ottawa will maintain a strategic reserve of 100 million rapid COVID-19 tests for future use, with 50 million earmarked for the provinces and territories.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2022
• Vaccinated Canadians can have COVID-19 symptoms despite testing negative. Here’s why

  Experts say a person may test negative for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test despite being infected, partly due to how quickly vaccination clears the amount of virus in their body.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2022
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• Saskatchewan airports expect increase in travel as testing requirement drops

  The federal government lifted the requirement of a pre–entry negative COVID-19 test on Friday for travellers who are vaccinated and coming to Canada. 

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
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• ‘Do your homework’: B.C. couple stranded in U.S., unable to find a rapid COVID-19 test

  April Lewis and her partner Martin knew they needed a negative rapid test result to come back to Canada, but had no idea how tricky it would be to find one.

  Health

  Mar 14, 2022