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New Zealanders wanting to know how protected they are against Covid-19 infection could soon be able to have their immunity levels measured at their local pharmacy.

A cheap 15 minute finger prick Covid test could be rolled out in Australian airports and hotels by September, giving millions the chance to return to overseas holidays. New Zealand medical company Orbis Diagnostics and French augmented reality firm IDEMIA said they were in talks with Australian health ministers. The test can tell whether someone is able to fight coronavirus because they have been vaccinated or have built up antibodies from a previous infection.  But some scientists fear such tests, already deployed in the UK and across Europe, give out false positive results.  A high volum...

Travellers might soon be able to test their level of Covid-19 immunity before boarding a plane. A rapid test is being developed by New Zealand-based immunity-detection company Orbis Diagnostics and French security company IDEMIA. It could be rolled out in New Zealand and Australian airports by the middle of the year. “Accurately testing whether a traveller is immune to Covid-19 will determine whether they are safe to enter their country of destination without quarantining, and without fear of infecting others, or being infected themselves,” said Orbis Diagnostics chief executive Brent O...