Manitoba to make free COVID-19 rapid tests available at First Nation schools “While not a substitute for vaccination, monoclonal antibody treatment can help reduce the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 in those that are high risk for severe illness,” the province said.“The treatment gives the body temporary antibodies to help the immune system fight the infection.”These changes will take effect incrementally at test sites across the province.
Four have made the switch.They are:“The centralized use of rapid test kits is necessary to manage the supply we have in stock,” Audrey Gordon, Manitoba’s health and seniors care minister, said in a press release.“Making take-home, self-administered rapid tests available to symptomatic Manitobans.