Another (wrong) assumption that all there is to diagnosing strep throat can be reduced to doing a rapid strep test. Pharmacists should not be doing these tests. My conversation with Bill provides the details why. November 15, 2018November 18, 2018Dr. Barry Dworkin Health Headlines Commentary for November 15, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: Pharmacies want to give $15 strep throat tests — but pediatricians say they’re not accurate enough for kids Related posts: Measles now endemic in Europe: The predictable outcome of ignorance, fake data, and anti-science So how do you react to the Measles outbreak in Europe? If you are the Italian government you promote anti-vaccine tropes with the intention to remove the compulsory/prerequisite vaccination requirement for school admission. Ottawa school has greatest philosophical vaccine exemption rate. The California policy change to eliminate it reversed this outcome in their schools. The Atlantic explains how the Delta variant is affecting children in the US especially in areas with low vaccination rates. There is understandable trepidation for unvaccinated Canadian children returning to school. rapid strep teststrep throat