The phones heat up before New Year's Eve.
"
It's okay, are you negative?
Many friends ask themselves.
The latest health measures have reminded many of the virus's circulation and the explosion of cases due to the Omicron virus.
And, in the perspective of the New Year's Eve, many French people are massively tested to find out if they will be able to go there, with friends or family.
To cope with a "
demand for examinations and screening tests unprecedented since the start of the health crisis
", the government has also authorized, until the end of January, the sale of self-tests in supermarkets.
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Since April 12, these were only sold in pharmacies.
They avoided the need to make an appointment with the pharmacist for an antigen test or a PCR test.
Self-tests will not be reimbursed by health insurance, but several large brands have decided to sell them “
at cost
”, ie less than two euros per unit.
But beyond that, what about in terms of efficiency?
Especially for the evening of December 31, is a self-test sufficiently reliable or should an antigen test, or even PCR, be preferred?
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