Test yourself at home today, protect Canada’s tomorrow

COMING SOON: Are you feeling sick with a respiratory illness? Do you live in Toronto and have a postal code beginning with M3J, M3K, M3N, M3L, M3M, or M6L? See if you’re eligible to receive a free at-home COVID test kit and get rapid test results.

We are conducting a research study called PREPARED, led by Dr. Andrew Pinto of the Upstream Lab, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto.

How it works:

• See if you’re eligible by completing the screening form (COMING SOON)
• A member of our study team will contact you to obtain your consent and confirm that you’re eligible
• We’ll send a free COVID test kit to your home via courier
• Test yourself with a nasal swab and get rapid COVID test results in minutes
• Share a photo of your positive or negative COVID test results with our researchers to help them monitor the viruses circulating in the community

Contact us: prepared@unityhealth.to or 1-888-771-7473

Eligibility in Toronto

You may be eligible for a free at-home COVID test kit if:

• You’re age 18+
• You’ve had at least two of the following respiratory symptoms in the past six days:
  • Rhinitis (ex. runny nose or sneezing)
  • Cough
  • Wheezing
  • Sore throat
  • Nasal congestion
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fatigue
  • Rapid breathing
  • Excessive mucus production
  • Loss of smell or taste
  • Hemoptysis (ex. coughing up blood)
  • Trouble sleeping or insomnia due to breathing difficulties
  • Fever >37.5°C, chills or night sweats

About PREPARED

PREPARED will soon be offering testing for respiratory viruses to eligible patients via at-home testing in certain Toronto postal codes. We are currently offering testing for respiratory viruses at an emergency department and a health clinic in southern Ontario. We are also conducting a pilot study called AIM-Viral at another health clinic in southern Ontario. Learn more about PREPARED.