Specialty Health Clinic offering Covid tests in Regina
With the Saskatchewan Health Authority selecting to finish asymptomatic Covid testing, those that arent vaccinated and wish to provide a unfavorable take a look at for work, recreation or journey should pay for it.
A particular well being clinic in downtown Regina is now providing exams for many who want them.
“Our objective was to make it fast and simple for individuals to come back in and be examined, and to make it reasonably priced for individuals,” Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Pam Ford mentioned. “So we primarily supply the Covid testing to individuals which might be utilizing it for travelling functions or for those that have to have a unfavorable take a look at for the unvaccinated, so if it’s your work otherwise you need to go to an occasion, you need to take your youngsters to hockey or soccer,” she mentioned.
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One of many testing choices is a Speedy Antigen Check, which has 90 per cent sensitivity and 100 per cent specificity. The upper the sensitivity ranking, the extra correct the take a look at is taken into account. A fast antigen take a look at can be utilized for travelling exterior Canada in some instances.
“Some nations do enable the antigen take a look at for use as proof of a unfavorable take a look at so there are some nations you should utilize that for. It’s accomplished in quarter-hour, and is a cost of 69 {dollars},” Ford mentioned.
Individuals also can bear a second methodology of testing, which has a 95 per cent sensitivity and 98 per cent specificity.
“The opposite take a look at that we provide is a Speedy PCR Check, with outcomes additionally in quarter-hour, and a worth level of 169 {dollars},” mentioned Ford.
The PCR Check is extra pricey due to its greater degree of accuracy.
The Actual-Time PCR Check, which is identical one administered on the Saskatchewan Well being Authority Drive Through, is just not at present accessible on the clinic, however they’re hopeful to have it accessible inside per week.
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