Hiqa backs rapid antigen testing to cut meat plant Covid-19 rates

Prof Mary Horgan, infectious disease consultant at CUH, welcomed the Hiqa report, saying she hopes antigen testing could be applied in other types of workplaces too. Picture: Denis Minihane

Covid-19 infection rates in meat plants can be cut with rapid antigen tests, the Health Information & Quality Authority (Hiqa) has advised.

Giving the tests twice a week was found to be a more effective solution than the existing monthly PCR testing regimes, or having more frequent antigen testing.