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COVID-19 Testing and Screening Guide
  • This report was created in response to the evident need for a pan-Canadian approach to testing the population for COVID-19.
  • As the pandemic evolved, guidance changed, especially in regards to limiting asymptomatic diagnostic PCR testing.
  • This page outlines the use of different testing options and screening technologies and their effectiveness, the importance of testing, the five pillars of this guidance, how this guidance is being implemented, and how this guidance can and will evolve.
Citation

Canada. Health Canada. Pan-Canadian COVID-19 Testing Screening Guidance: Technical guidance and implementation plan. Government of Canada, 2020. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/medical-devices/testing/pan-canadian-guidance. Html

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Health Care
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Policy Pronouncement