UBC launches COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for students, others on campus

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UBC is launching a new COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for any students living in residence and other select groups living and working on the Vancouver campus.

The clinic—the first in Canada to use the Roche SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test Kit in a university setting—launches May 26 and will run for 13 weeks. It also includes a clinical trial component with researchers studying the viability of self-administered rapid screening tests for the general public across Canada. The clinic will be run on software provided by Vancouver-based health software company Thrive Health….

https://news.ubc.ca/2021/05/27/ubc-launches-covid-19-rapid-testing-clinic-for-students-in-residence/

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