COVID-19 rapid test pilot programs.But, months after the first test was approved in this country, we’re still seeing pilot programs announced, and there’s no clear national picture of their use, even as the national testing advisory panel heralds rapid antigen test deployment as a priority.“We need the federal government to procure more of them.
We need the federal government to approve more of them, and then we need the provincial governments to support the more rapid use and wide scale use of them,” Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel Co-Chair Dr.
Irfan Dhalla told Global News.An analysis by Global News shows provinces and territories are using rapid tests in different places and for different purposes.