Rapid antigen tests helped bring Germany’s Covid infections down by 40 percent in May 2021 alone, a new study has found. Now experts are calling for widespread rapid testing to remain in place until there is full vaccination coverage. Rapid testing was firmly in place by the end of this month after it was phased into everyday life. The researchers’ model found that rapid tests had the largest effect on reducing infection numbers, alongside weather factors. Vaccinations, meanwhile, played a minor role in helping to bring Covid numbers down in spring.

Source: The Local July 02, 2021 13:30 UTC