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Federal panel recommends rapid COVID tests in long-term care; B.C. still reluctant
COVID-19 testing and screening says B.C.’s provincial health officer is correct to say that rapid tests are not always as accurate as PCR tests, which take longer to return results.But Sue Paish said that’s not a reason not to deploy them, especially in high-risk settings like long-term care homes, in conjunction with other testing strategies and “layers of protection.”“One of the things we heard a lot at the testing panel is that ‘perfection is the enemy of the good,'” she said.“Rapid tests are not as accurate as PCR testing.