Any chance you have kept a record of how many false positives have you had so far @Jo Prigmore?We've administered just over 6000 RATs now within our business. — Jo Prigmore
Further confused by the details on the MoH's RAT advice page thatbut the MoH website contradicts this stating ‘…Businesses that use rapid antigen tests above and beyond the requirements of mandatory testing must pay for tests themselves…’. — TracyRichardson
RATs are not mandatory and won’t be suitable for everyone. It is up to businesses to choose whether they want to use RATs. — MoH
So semantics! Any stock business do have aren't being taken off them, but they can't purchase any more.
Here's a link to the Aussie Government's advice and ranking of RATs, lot more pragmatic than what's flowing out of Wellington.Surely 'some' kind of testing would be much better than none at all....?? — Sheri Greenwell
I would expect this too - given that they are a medical device my understanding is you need to be licensed to import them, except when exempted by specific legislation - such as the RAT order allowing any business (or other approved entity) to directly import the RAT from the approved list.At the moment, bringing unapproved RATs in, would likely see them sized by NZ Customs. — Steve H
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