Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

That's a very important question. The Australian government is making rapid antigen tests available to residential aged-care and home-care services delivered through the Commonwealth Home Support Program in high-risk local government areas of concern across Sydney and western New South Wales. Rapid antigen testing is not an alternative to vaccination, but it does provide an extra layer of defence in that it helps to detect COVID-19 in people without any symptoms of COVID-19. Applications are open and remain open to receive rapid antigen test kits. To date orders have been dispatched to 128 sites in Sydney and New South Wales. Kits will be distributed under the National Medical Stockpile arrangements. The TGA has published guidance, including a checklist, to help businesses with the implementation of COVID-19 rapid antigen point-of-care testing in the workforce.