Covid-19 Information - COVID-19 Rapid Testing for Close Contacts

COVID-19 INFORMATION

COVID-19 RAPID TESTING

Information Sheet

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This information sheet will help you perform the BTNX COVID-19 Rapid tests, and understand your results

and next steps.

Receiving this test kit

Who can use rapid tests?

You have chosen to rapid test or you have been identified as

a close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19 and don¡¯t

have symptoms.

? Individuals aged 14 and older.

? Children aged 2-13 when an adult collects the sample.

For more information, please refer to the

manufacturer¡¯s instructions.

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Close contact means a person who, without the appropriate

use of personal protective equipment:

? provides direct care to or has close physical contact with,

a person who is a confirmed case of COVID-19;

? lived with or had close prolonged contact of a total of 15

minutes or more over a 24-hour period within two metres of

a confirmed case of COVID-19; or

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? has come into contact with the infectious body fluids of a

confirmed case of COVID-19.

What is contained in my test kit?

The test kit you obtained contains five BTNX COVID-19 Rapid

Tests, this information sheet, and a Procedure Card.

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What is the BTNX COVID-19 Rapid Test?

It is a type of antigen test that detects proteins from the

virus that causes COVID-19 in samples collected using a

nose swab.

Why is testing multiple times

recommended?

After an exposure to COVID-19, it takes time for a person¡¯s

body to develop enough of the protein to be detectable by a

rapid test.

Repeated screening can detect infection as soon as possible

so individuals can immediately isolate and prevent the spread

of transmission.

alberta.ca/COVIDRapidTests

?2021 Government of Alberta | Published: December 2021

When do I use the tests?

As long as you continue to have no symptoms, you will

perform the rapid tests twice per week, 72 hours apart for

two weeks. For example, Sunday and Wednesday or Monday

and Thursday.

The fifth test is provided as a spare that can be used in the

event of an invalid result.

Can I use these tests to enter a business

participating in the Restrictions

Exemption Program?

No. Unvaccinated individuals who wish to enter an

organization participating in the Restrictions Exemption

Program must pay to obtain a negative COVID-19 test through

a private vendor.

How do I use the test?

What do I do if I have a negative result?

To use the test, follow the instructions for Option B: Nasal

Swab, on the BTNX Procedure Card in this kit (do not follow

instructions for Option A: Nasopharyngeal Swab).

On your test device, if your result shows one line at the ¡®C¡¯

and no line at the ¡®T¡¯ mark, it is presumed to be negative.

For a demonstration on how to perform a BTNX COVID-19

Rapid Test, please visit:

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For a demonstration on how to perform a BTNX COVID-19

Rapid Test on your child, please visit:

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What if I have an invalid test?

If your test result does not match either the NEGATIVE or

POSITIVE examples in your Procedure Card, the test may

not have worked. Re-test until you receive a positive or

negative result.

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These links are also available on

alberta.ca/CovidRapidTests

A negative result does not rule out infection. This means

that you could still have COVID-19 even though the test

is negative. While you are not required to isolate, you must

continue to follow all public health guidelines.

What do I do if I develop symptoms?

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At any point, if you develop COVID-related symptoms, isolate

and call 811 or visit alberta.ca/GetTested to book a PCR test

at an AHS Assessment Centre.

Are the tests safe to use?

What do I do if I have a positive result?

On your test device, if your result shows two lines: one at the

¡®C¡¯ and another at the ¡®T¡¯ mark, it is presumed to be positive.

If you have a positive test result, it is likely that you have

COVID-19. You:

Rapid antigen tests are a safe, easy, and fast way to

identify potential COVID-19. Potential risks of rapid testing

may include:

? possible discomfort during or after sample collection;

? and possible incorrect test results.

For more information

? should book a confirmatory PCR test at an AHS

assessment centre.

? alberta.ca/CovidRapidTests

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? must immediately isolate for 10 days or until you have a

negative PCR test; and

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* You should not continue performing rapid tests.

alberta.ca/COVIDRapidTests

?2021 Government of Alberta | Published: December 2021

? alberta.ca/isolation

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