Woman living with muscular dystrophy forced to spend $1,300 on rapid antigen tests for in-home carers

Carolyn Campbell-Mclean has spent $1,300 on rapid antigen tests to ensure her in-home carers do not have Covid. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

It’s not easy to quantify the cost of the Omicron wave to Carolyn Campbell-McLean, but here’s a good starting point: $1,300.

That is how much she says she has spent on rapid antigen tests since Australia’s PCR testing system began to falter.