Free Rapid Antigen Self-Test Kit for Symptomatic or Household Contacts (5 test pack)
$19.99
Please order one 5-test pack per each member of your household to match with the number you supplied on the requestrats.covid19.health.nz website
You can now receive your free RAT tests for your household from us instead of being forced to drive to one of the Community Collection Sites
To do this please use the coupon code: R-1234567 & add a note on the order with the RAT order number you received on the Ministry of Health text message (see example below)
Choose free delivery only if you are self isolating & unable to arrange someone to collect on your behalf.
10 Units In Stock
Description
AccessBio CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home 5-Test Pack
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Please order one 5x test pack per each member of your household to match with the number you supplied on the https://requestrats.covid19.health.nz/ website
You can now receive your free RAT tests for your household from us instead of being forced to drive to one of the Community Collection Sites. To do this please add a note on the order with the RAT order number you received on their text message (see example below). Choose free delivery only if you are self isolating & unable to arrange someone to collect on your behalf.
| ** EXAMPLE ONLY ** Kia ora, your RAT order number is: R-1234567. You can pick your RATs up now from a collection site https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/?covidTesting=rats If needed someone else can collect on your behalf. They will need to bring the order number. |
You must not collect or have already collected your RAT order number R-xxxxxxx from any of the Community Collection Sites because we will be consolidating everyone’s orders and collecting them at the same time on their behalf, effectively replenishing the same number of tests that we already provided you directly in advance from our own stock caches.
We provide the same tests as have been handed out by the Community Collection Sites, and include the same two guides here:
If you require a printed colour copy then please let us know, otherwise we will save the trees and printing costs.
- COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing Guide For Home Use
- Guide to Isolating at Home With COVID-19 in Auckland
(Also called Healgen)
The Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test is an in vitro immunochromatographic assay for the rapid, qualitative detection of nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2 in human nasal swab specimens. It is for self-testing use.
- Facilitates patient treatment decisions quickly
- Simple, time-saving procedure
- All necessary reagents provided & no equipment needed.
- High sensitivity and specificity
- Shelf life: 24 months
- Storage: 2-30°C
- Tested for COVID-19 Omicron
- Ministry of Health approved
- 98.74% accuracy
A total of 237 fresh nasal swab samples were collected and tested, which includes 109 positive samples and 128 negative samples. The coronavirus Ag Rapid Test Cassette (Swab) results were compared to results of USFDA Emergency Use Authorized RT-PCR assays for SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal swab specimens. Overall study results are shown in Table 1.
The public can now purchase approved RAT self-test kits for private or personal use – refer Ministry of Health website
