Australians Warned Not to Eat, Drink, Smoke Before Rapid Antigen Tests

Australians Warned Not to Eat, Drink, Smoke Before Rapid Antigen Tests
A generic image of a person using a SARS CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 2, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Caden Pearson
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Australians have been warned their rapid antigen tests results for COVID-19 could be affected if they eat, drink, smoke, brush their teeth, or chew gum for 10 to 30 minutes before taking the test.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the country’s medicines regulator, issued the updated notice on Feb. 2.

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