The province of Manitoba has made the decision to make the take-home self-administered Covid-19 rapid tests available at testing sites across the province as well as for vulnerable people.
Health Minister Audrey Gordon said in a release on Monday that the type of tests given out at the testing sites will be based on vaccination status.
The rapid tests will be available at some testing sites in Winnipeg and one in Selkirk to start but will be rolled out across the province in the near future.
If you are fully vaccinated and symptomatic you will be given a take-home rapid test but may also be selected randomly for a PCR test on-site.
Those that are symptomatic and unvaccinated will have the regular PCR test administered on-site while asymptomatic, high risk and unvaccinated may receive a take-home rapid test as well along with further treatment being possible.
This decision comes after the testing backlog in the province has reached over 10,000 in Manitoba and the expected wait time for results may be over 4 days with the backlog currently.
