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Ontario stores to offer free rapid COVID-19 tests through to next June

It was previously extended this summer until Dec. 31.

The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit.
The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. Photo by Jeff McIntosh /The Canadian Press

Ontario is extending a program providing free rapid tests for COVID-19 to the end of June next year.

The program provides the rapid antigen tests through venues that include grocery stores and pharmacies.

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It was previously extended this summer until Dec. 31.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the program will now be extended to June 30, 2023.

The move comes as a combination of RSV, the flu and COVID-19 have been putting immense strain on pediatric hospitals across Ontario.

Infectious disease experts have been urging everyone, but especially children aged five and under, to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza ahead of the holiday season.