Fresh COVID tests on the way to B.C. pharmacies: government - Victoria Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/pharmacies-running-out-of-covid-tests-but-province-says-they-will-be-available-for-fall-7449232

the federal health department has about 55 million #COVID19 #RapidAntigenTests it plans to keep in reserve,The federal government also has an additional stockpile of 39 million rapid antigen tests it is figuring out what to do with, including donating some to non-profits, public institutions and charities through GCDonate, a part of the government’s online surplus site.”

Performance of #RapidAntigenTests to Detect Symptomatic and Asymptomatic #SARSCoV2 Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-0385 “The performance of #AgRDTs was optimized when asymptomatic participants tested 3 times at 48-hour intervals and when symptomatic participants tested 2 times separated by 48 hours.” #RAT

Here's how you can lower your risk of getting sick at conventions since many have dropped solid #publichealth measures & virtual attendance in favor of politics & revenue.

Follow the SCIENCE, not the crowd on #COVID protection

We STILL need to #MaskUp #WearAMask
#GetVaccinated
#RapidAntigenTests daily
Plan for sick time after conference

As much as I wish it were the case #CovidIsNotOver

Link & graphic credit: https://www.takethis.org/2023/03/staying-safe-at-conventions-covid-and-beyond/

1 house
4 bedrooms
1 Central heating system
5 visitors, all #COVID19 #vaccinated
4 with recent #bivalent boosts
5 daily #RapidAntigenTests
1 positive test on day 3
1 #paxlovid Rx
1 box #N95 masks for patient
1 box surgical masks for others
1 bedroom #HEPA filter for patient
5+ days of masked indoor socializing
0 new cases

#MasksWorkIfYouWearThem

“COVID-19 care & access to treatment, just like access to #vaccination and #RapidAntigenTests,
should not depend on which province you live in. Living in BC puts individuals at a disadvantage when they are infected with #COVID,” @Radicalmd

“COVID-19 care & access to treatment, just like access to #vaccination and #RapidAntigenTests,
should not depend on which province you live in. Living in BC puts individuals at a disadvantage when they are infected with #COVID,” @Radicalmd

If you have free rapid antigen tests from earlier this year, don’t throw them out just yet. The expiration dates for some brands have been extended. See if yours are among them here:
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #RapidAntigenTests

If you have free rapid antigen tests from earlier this year, don’t throw them out just yet. The expiration dates for some brands have been extended. See if yours are among them here:
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #RapidAntigenTests