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What is a COVID Rapid Antigen Test and should Australia be using

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As Greater Sydney's COVID outbreak continues to worsen, calls are growing for Australia to introduce rapid antigen testing in an effort to keep pace with the virus, and curb the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant.

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As Greater Sydney's COVID outbreak continues to worsen, calls are growing for Australia to introduce rapid antigen testing in an effort to keep pace with the virus, and curb the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant.

But what is rapid antigen testing and how does it work?

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