Rapid Tests
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Interior Health drops all COVID-19 rapid tests at facilitiesInterior Health has stopped using all COVID-19 rapid tests, effective immediately.HealthJan 9
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Dogs have nose for COVID-19, studies show. Why aren’t they used for testing?Despite numerous studies showing not only their effectiveness but also their speed, dogs are not widely used for COVID-19 detection.CanadaAug 27, 2023
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Quebec pharmacies may stop distributing free COVID-19 rapid testsA contract between the Quebec government and pharmacies to distribute free COVID-19 rapid tests is set to expire on March 31.CanadaJan 16, 2023
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Health Canada warns of counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in OntarioThe agency says the counterfeit tests were sold online in 25-pack boxes by a distributor called Healthful Plus without the required licence.HealthAug 5, 2022
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Nova Scotia Health says ‘increased demand’ for rapid COVID-19 testsNova Scotia's health authority says it's working with community partners to meet the province's demand for rapid COVID-19 tests at community distribution sites.HealthAug 2, 2022
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Canada to end COVID-19 rapid test shipments. Experts say it could be ‘too soon’COVID-19 rapid tests will not be shipped to Canadian provinces and territories come year end, and some fear "it may be too soon" for such a decision.HealthJun 3, 2022
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Ottawa to cut rapid COVID-19 test shipments to provinces, territories by year’s endOttawa will maintain a strategic reserve of 100 million rapid COVID-19 tests for future use, with 50 million earmarked for the provinces and territories.HealthJun 3, 2022
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Unlike in the rest of Canada, free rapid COVID 19 tests not widely available in N.L.Newfoundland and Labrador residents say they're frustrated by the lack of free COVID-19 rapid tests when other provinces make them widely available at no cost.HealthApr 20, 2022
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Carrying rapid tests a business decision for Alberta pharmacies: ‘We’re doing it at a loss’'I totally see why some pharmacies have chosen not to carry them,' Suhaas Thaleshvar said, of the increasing costs of COVID rapid tests being borne by his fellow pharmacists.PoliticsApr 13, 2022
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Green party in New Brunswick calls for more access to rapid COVID-19 testsGreen Party leader David Coon is calling on New Brunswick to make access to rapid point-of-care tests more accessible, especially ahead of the long weekend in the province.HealthApr 13, 2022
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