Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion
Dr. Michael Mina:
Antigen, for sure, because where a PCR test provides a positive result in an asymptomatic person who does not have known exposure, the chances of that positive reflecting an old infection that is no longer infectious are much greater than the chances of it reflecting a currently infectious case. An antigen test will only detect the infectious case so it is superior in that regard.
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