Australia's medicines watchdog has analysed rapid antigen tests to identify if they comply with World Health Organization standards.
About one-third of the RAT brands on the market have been subject to testing commissioned by the TGA.The additional testing looked at the original COVID-19 virus, Omicron and Delta variants.
COVID-19 is a very different virus since it was first detected in Australia more than two years ago, and testing has also progressed. As each variant of concern emerges, the manufacturer is expected to undertake analysis to verify that their tests continue to perform as intended. It also looked at whether the RATs met the World Health Organization's minimum sensitivity requirements.
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