Covid-19 Testing
COVID-19 testing is available by appointment only at both of our locations. PCR and rapid antigen testing is available at both locations. We also now offer NAAT testing at our Virgil location.
***Testing for symptomatic individuals and close contacts of known cases will only be conducted outdoors via a curbside, self-collection process. Please call to arrange as our scheduling tool has yet to be updated.
Asymptomatic and Travel Testing
At our Niagara Medical Centre location on Niagara Stone Road, we offer FREE testing for asymptomatic individuals that meet specific criteria established by the province**(details below), as well as privately funded PCR testing for travel.
**Eligibility criteria for government funded testing (Updated as of August 27, 2021)
You can get an asymptomatic test if you do not have symptoms, have not been in close physical contact with someone who currently has covid 19, are not part of a specific outbreak investigation, and if any of the following apply to you:
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As of August 27, 2021 the following population groups are part of a targeted testing campaign and eligible for pharmacy services related to COVID-19 PCR testing:
- Workers (including support workers), visitors (including caregivers) and government inspectors of long-term care homes;
- Temporary Foreign Workers;
- Individuals who self-identify as Indigenous;
- Individuals, and one accompanying caregiver, with written prior approval for out-of-country medical services from the General Manager, OHIP;
- Individuals who are travelling into remote/isolated First Nation and Indigenous communities for work purposes; and
Attention Travelers: please refer to the IATA link provided below for the most up to date mandatory requirements for the country (or countries) of your trip as well as mandatory requirements for returning back to Canada. www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
