Antigen tests more viable for vaccine-or-test rules for workers
MANILA - The chair of the House Committee on Labor and Employment on Thursday said antigen testing is a more viable option compared to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) if testing for Covid-19 is required for unvaccinated workers returning to work. 1-PACMAN Party-list Rep. Enrico Pineda said RT-PCR testing is very expensive at around PHP2,500 per test, every two weeks, as required under the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolutions 148-B and 149. According to IATF-EID Resolution 148-B issued on November 11, on-site ...