Pre-primary to Grade 6 students can soon get free take-home COVID-19 test kits
Posted Sep 29, 2021 07:45:00 PM.
Students who are too young to be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine will soon be able to take home free rapid testing kits.
It's part of a pilot program called Test to Protect Kids.
The kits include four nose swab rapid tests along with instructions on how to use them.
They can be used by anyone aged 3 and up with mild COVID-19 symptoms.
Because rapid tests are not considered to be as accurate as PCR tests, if the results are negative, another test needs to be done 48 hours later. If it's positive, a PCR test needs to be booked to confirm the results.
Over 1,000 volunteers have put together 80,000 rapid test kits for the program.
Parents and guardians of kids in pre-primary to Grade 6 will get more information next week.
