ABC Feeds<p>Is it worth taking a RAT when you have a cold to find out what it is?<br>By Sam Nichols</p><p>In recent years, the familiar symptoms of the flu might kick us into reaching for at-home testing kits. But on the eve of the next flu season, public health experts say the best approach is what we've always done.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/nsw-flu-season-cold-rsv-covid-test-rat-value/105095892" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/nsw</span><span class="invisible">-flu-season-cold-rsv-covid-test-rat-value/105095892</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influenza</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RespiratoryDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespiratoryDiseases</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/VaccinesandImmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinesandImmunity</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CoughsandColds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoughsandColds</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SamNichols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamNichols</span></a></p>