Parent calls on province to provide at-home test kits for all children
CBC
An Island parent is calling on the province to make at-home rapid test kits available to more people.
David Fleming worked from home Wednesday, as his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter was home sick from daycare.
On Tuesday, the provincial government said students in kindergarten to Grade 6 will soon get two tests each to take home.
That has parents like Fleming wondering why kids in daycare aren't included.
He and his partner err on the side of caution. Just a cough or runny nose is enough to keep his daughter home, he said.
"Instead of having to wait in line and go through the process of having a two-and-a-half-year-old waiting in a car for an hour, you're able to do it at home, make a decision quickly based on the information available to you and potentially not miss a day of work," Fleming said.
There'll soon be nearly 30,000 rapid at-home test kits heading to the Island that parents can use to quickly test kids showing symptoms.