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Rapid Antigen Tests and the Government's Omicron Response w/ Dr Arindam Basu: January 26, 2022

Rapid Antigen Tests and the Government's Omicron Response w/ Dr Arindam Basu: January 26, 2022

Rapid Antigen Tests and the Government's Omicron Response w/ Dr Arindam Basu: January 26, 2022 Rapid Antigen Tests and the Government's Omicron Response w/ Dr Arindam Basu: January 26, 2022, 15.78 MB
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

With the Omicron outbreak looming, there have been calls to bring in rapid antigen testing (RATs) to keep on top of the inevitable community transmission. But how exactly do they work? Christina spoke to Dr Arindam Basu from the University of Canterbury about the RATs and what the government will do to stay on top of latest Covid-19 threat.