Lisa Barrett is an infectious diseases expert from Dalhousie University. She’s administered a lot of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. For people considering using the tests over the holidays, Barrett stresses that rapid tests are great for screening but aren’t a substitute for vaccination and other COVID safety protocols like distancing and masking. In this example, Barrett uses an Abbott Panbido at-home rapid test, but there are other similar tests available. She stresses there are a couple of poi

317K views · 208 reactions | Business leaders say it's time Australia followed the example of other countries and add rapid antigen tests to our toolkit to tackle COVID. The TGA's approved 22 of them, but currently they're only being used by health professionals. How do they work? We put Ellen to the test - with the help of Dr Norman Swan. | ABC The Drum | Facebook