Major changes to PCR Testing for under 40’s
PCR tests won’t now be ordered for people over three or under forty until an antigen test kit turns positive for Covid-19. The major change to testing arrangements follows a new all-time daily record infection rate of 20,554 was confirmed last night. Healthcare workers and the medically…
Ireland ‘dragging it’s heels’ around use of rapid antigen testing
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says Ireland is ‘dragging its heels’ in relation to the wider use of rapid antigen testing for COVID-19. Rapid antigen samples, taken with a swab from the nose, do not need to go to a lab. While the test results are quicker than the COVID-19 PCR test,…