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PCR TEST

PCR Test A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is performed to detect genetic material from a specific organism, such as a virus. The test detects the presence of a virus if you are infected at the time of the test. The test could also detect fragments of virus even after you are no longer infected. …

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Covid-19 Antigen Test

Antigen tests detect Covid in just half of the asymptomatic cases found via PCR

Antigen tests detect Covid in just half of the asymptomatic cases found via PCR Antigen Covid-19 tests – the rapid virus test kits sold shops – pick up just half of asymptomatic coronavirus cases that tested positive on PCR tests, a HSE study has found. The report, produced by the HSE’s Covid-19 antigen testing working …

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Covid: People 45 or over in England invited to book vaccine – BBC

People aged 45 or over in England will now be invited to get a Covid jab, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. The vaccination programme would then move on to everyone aged 40 or over “in line with supplies”, he added. Appointments can be made on the NHS booking website, which temporarily crashed on Tuesday morning when …

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Useful Links

International Departure Guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice International Arrival Guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel#new-coronavirus-testing-and-quarantine-rules Self-Swab Video: