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NSW and Victoria unable to explain how Covid rapid antigen tests will be distributed to vulnerable
Calls for free tests to be given to those who need it most come amid confusion over rules and major surge in cases
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The Victorian and New South Wales governments are scrambling to organise the distribution of rapid antigen tests to vulnerable people amid short supply, confusion over who should use them and skyrocketing Covid case numbers.
Amid a national shortage of the tests, both governments said they were working out how best to distribute tens of millions of kits they have ordered, most of which will not arrive until the end of January.
Read the original article at The Guardian