in Chatsworth, Grey Highlands, Southgate, West Grey
December 10, 2021
The Government of Ontario will make available 11 million voluntary take-home rapid antigen-screening tests to all public schools ahead of the December break.
The recent initiative to provide voluntary take home asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for students can be beneficial in areas with high rates of cases. However, due to the low case counts in Grey and Bruce, at this time, the Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) continues not to recommend asymptomatic testing.
The GBHU reminds the community, and emphasize that, our recommendations for testing remain unchanged. With the current epidemiology of COVID-19 in Grey Bruce, COVID-19 testing is only appropriate, and recommended, in the following scenarios:
If you chose to participate in this voluntary asymptomatic testing strategy (which the GBHU does not suggest), please be aware of the risks and challenges related to these tests:
For information on testing in general, please visit:.
COVID-19 test and testing location information | COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Ontario
For more information on COVID-19 in general, please visit the Grey Bruce Health Unit website at Grey Bruce Public Health Homepage (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca).
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