7 Jan 2022

Rapid antigen tests could soon become dominant Covid test - MOH

From Morning Report, 8:15 am on 7 January 2022

The Ministry of Health says it's working on a testing framework which has rapid antigen tests as the predominant method for detecting Covid infections.

The Director of Public Health, Dr Caroline McElnay says New Zealand is working on getting more rapid antigen tests, which are arriving here in stages, in preparation for Omicron spreading in the community.

She spoke to Sarah Robson.