UHS conducts more COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests for spring semester
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Every student was required to receive a COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test upon leaving for winter break.
By
Sanghamitra Subba
February 14, 2021
To up their surveillance abilities, UR is conducting more Rapid Antigen Tests instead of just RT-PCR tests this spring.
The University’s decision to conduct more Rapid Antigen Tests is a result of more students and parents requesting that the administration increase surveillance testing to ensure that infection rates on campus remain minimal. According to Director of UHS Dr. Ralph Manchester, Rapid Antigen Tests are cheaper than RT-PCR tests and results can be obtained in an average of 15 minutes.