Nearly six months after lawmakers flagged the government's counting system for COVID-19 cases as leading to underreporting, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, September 24, said that coronavirus test results using antigen test were still not included in the daily case bulletin. Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/doh-says-covid-19-antigen-test-results-still-not-included-national-tally | Rappler

12K views · 40 reactions | The Department of Health (DOH) will gradually reflect positive results from rapid antigen tests in the country’s daily tally of COVID-19 cases starting next week. READ: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1492749/doh-to-gradually-reflect-antigen-test-results-in-covid-19-tally | INQUIRER.net | Facebook

3.1K views · 56 reactions | Have you received your free at-home #COVID19 test kits from the federal government yet? For accurate results, UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine nurse manager, Claudio Alvarado, gives a step-by-step guide to doing an at-home test and what to do if it's positive: https://ucdavis.health/AtHomeTests | UC Davis Health | Facebook

Lisa Barrett is an infectious diseases expert from Dalhousie University. She’s administered a lot of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. For people considering using the tests over the holidays, Barrett stresses that rapid tests are great for screening but aren’t a substitute for vaccination and other COVID safety protocols like distancing and masking. In this example, Barrett uses an Abbott Panbido at-home rapid test, but there are other similar tests available. She stresses there are a couple of poi