Surgeries delayed as N.B. health-care system grapples with COVID-19 staffing shortages Back in January, the province changed the requirements to access rapid point-of-care tests.
A person must have symptoms, book an appointment online, and pick them up in person.PCR tests are only available to those 50 years old or over, those who are immunocompromised, and those living and working in vulnerable settings.That approach isn’t what other provinces are doing, though, Coon said in the press release.
In Nova Scotia, rapid tests are available widely, including in public libraries and MLA constituency offices.MLA Megan Mitton questions how people can make proper assessments of their risks without the tools needed to do so.
New Brunswick reports 10 more deaths in weekly COVID-19 update “Premier Blaine Higgs keeps saying he wants New Brunswickers to make decisions to protect themselves, but how can they do that when most don’t even have access to simple tools such as rapid tests?” Mitton said.“He needs to make rapid tests accessible to all New Brunswickers by offering them in communities across the province.”The Department of Health said access to rapid tests is not an issue in the province.“We are aware that some locations are busier than others.