Infectious disease specialist calls failure to distribute COVID-19 rapid antigen tests a ‘huge misstep’

Dr. Alexander Wong, an infectious disease specialist in Saskatchewan, said Monday that the failure by many jurisdictions across Canada to distribute COVID-19 rapid antigen tests earlier was a “huge misstep.” However, he noted that opinions around rapid testing have shifted over the course of the pandemic.

• Finding rapid COVID-19 tests across Canada, from relative ease to utter frustration