The B.C. government has announced people aged 40 and older can now pick up free rapid tests from participating pharmacies.
Everyone who is eligible can pick up a package of five tests every 28 days.
People picking up for themselves have to present their personal health number. If someone is picking up on another person’s behalf, they must present the person’s name and personal health number, date of birth.
In a release, the province says these tests should only be picked up if the person is not showing any symptoms.
As of March 15, seven million tests have been shipped to pharmacy distributors with 1.86 million rapid tests dispensed through more than 1,300 participating pharmacies. As of March 10, four million had been shipped to community pharmacies throughout the province.
The province says it is expecting to receive another four million tests from the federal government in the next three weeks.
Laura Brougham
