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Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts

Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts

Released Tuesday, 8th February 2022
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Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts

Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts

Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts

Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts

Tuesday, 8th February 2022
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It's time to ditch the government's test, test, test mantra in favour of a more targeted message; according to the scientists processing those tests. Lab workers say they have been operating on the edge of their limits for nearly two years and simply won't manage the demand for PCR testing when the Omicron outbreak takes off. And there will need to be more widespread use of rapid antigen tests. Terry Taylor is the president of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science. He talks to Lisa Owen. 

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