Growing Use Of Rapid Testing Provides A Degree Of Safety As Hawaii Reopens - Honolulu Civil Beat
Growing Use Of Rapid Testing Provides A ‘Degree Of Safety’ As Hawaii Reopens
COVID-19 tests are likely to remain part of life even as the overall pandemic situation stabilizes in the island state. Reading time: 7 minutes.
Even as more Hawaii residents become fully immunized against COVID-19, health officials and doctors expect rapid testing to play a growing role in COVID-19 detection as people seek a way to safely return to schools and businesses amid the ongoing pandemic.
Dr. Sarah Kemble, acting state epidemiologist, said the importance of rapid testing lies in its same-day, same-hour results, especially as new variants emerge.