No dice on pharmacy undertaking more RAT testing

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No dice on pharmacy undertaking more RAT testing

Paulette Crowley

Paulette Crowley

Rod Jackson
Epidemiologist Rod Jackson

Calls for rapid antigen testing to be carried out in pharmacy have fallen on deaf ears, with the Ministry of Health saying the move is unlikely to improve reporting of positive tests.

Epidemiologist Rod Jackson made the call last month, saying using trained testers would significantly raise the accuracy of tests. Home-testing acc