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. 2021 Oct 11;28(7):taab085.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab085.

SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing for departing passengers at Vancouver International Airport

Mawath A Qahtani  1 , Cheng Wei Tony Yang  2 , Lynda Lazosky  1   2 , Xuan Li  2 , Jonathan D'Cruz  3 , Marc G Romney  1   4 , Don D Sin  1   2   5
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SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing for departing passengers at Vancouver International Airport

Mawath A Qahtani et al. J Travel Med. .

Abstract

Here, we show that point-of-care rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 is feasible to implement in the departure areas of a major airports for same-day travelers and effective in ruling out possible carriers of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic air travelers. This strategy may help to reduce the spread of COVID-19 via air travel.

Keywords: COVID-19; Rapid testing; travel.

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