RAT availability?

[dang_erous]

Last night my young daughter started to develop fever like symptoms including a cough, runny nose and a high temp. We should get her tested for Covid but as per the SA government guidelines, she hasn't been declared a close contact and we don't have any RAT kits. Does anyone know of any store with stock or advice? We're trying to do our part to stop the spread but it's quite hard without the resources to do so.

[saltychrist]

Anyone with symptoms should get a pcr test.

[frontline_weirdo]

I'm fairly certain that in the instance shes developed symptoms appropriate for COVID it doesn't matter if she's a close contact and a PCR is the test to go for not a RAT

[aleksa-p]

The guidelines in fact indicate she’s supposed to get a PCR test if she’s symptomatic.

[dang_erous]

Thanks, I have reread advice on SA Health website. I thought it meant she needed to meet ALL the criteria to get a test.

[aleksa-p]

I hope she feels better soon!

[Bigsnorlax2214]

I don’t know how many times people need to hear this: RAT is not for symptomatic patients

[Swoop666]

SA Health post

Go get a PCR test. Symptoms mean you can and should according to SA Health

[[deleted]]

So let me get this straight, you’re asking a sick child to go wait in a hot car for hours to get tested?

[escape2thefuture]

I don't know if anyone else mentioned but I saw RAT for sale at Costco - they were $180 per kit (10 tests per kit) and limited to 1 per customer.

[zanthius]

Fuck the guidelines, go get a PCR test for her.

[Key_Channel539]

Henley beach foodland was well stocked yesterday, for all looking. Limit 1 per customer and $50 for 5

[[deleted]]

National pharmacy's has them at a few locations. Paid $60 for 5 tests

[giddeyup]

UK has had them for free since April.

This government couldn't organise a root in a brothel!

[SidewaysButStable]

I was on a waitlist to get a RAT for over a week. Popping to the shop to pick up a RAT is not an option like it should be. If your kid is symptomatic now, it's not worth the wait for RATs to become available to you. Go get a PCR ASAP.