Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

Jennifer Summers; James Ussher; Nikki Moreland; Leah Grout; Nick Wilson; Michael Baker

Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

Jennifer Summers, James Ussher, Nikki Moreland, Leah Grout, Nick Wilson, Michael Baker

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Most COVID-19 testing aims to identify infected people. To date, Aotearoa NZ has relied almost exclusively on Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for this purpose. However, Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have a complementary role, particularly if COVID-19 infection becomes widespread. In this blog we briefly describe RATs, their performance, and how they could be used to further improve Aotearoa NZ’s COVID-19 response.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Public Health Expert Briefing
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2021
Externally published	Yes

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