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PCR vs. Rapid Test for COVID-19: Which Should You Take?

Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

The Four Rapid COVID PCR Tests You Can Take at Home (and Why You Should)

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...
Time

What’s the Point of PCR Tests Anymore?

If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or clinic to get a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A health care ...
Scientific American

How Accurate Are Rapid COVID Tests?

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CNN

Home tests still work to detect Covid-19, but here’s why your test may not pick up an infection

With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions about going to work and sending their kids to school and other activities. A lot of those ...
The New York Times

Do Rapid Tests Still Work?

They can result in false negatives, but they remain a valuable tool in stopping the spread of Covid-19. Here’s how to use them most effectively. By Dana G. Smith We’ve all heard the anecdotes: Your ...
The Conversation

Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? Two testing experts explain the latest data

Nathaniel Hafer receives funding from the National Institutes of Health via awards UL1TR001453 and U54HL143541. Apurv Soni receives funding from the National Institutes of Health via awards ...
NPR

Can we trust rapid COVID tests against BA.2? This is what the experts say

COVID-19 cases have been slowly ticking up in the U.S., with the omicron BA.2 subvariant now the dominant strain in the country. At the same time, rapid at-home antigen tests have become the first ...

EU weighs buying Roche, Abbott rapid COVID tests amid limited supplies

European countries are looking at buying millions of COVID-19 rapid tests mostly from Roche and Abbott , an EU document shows, as global production of the tests is stretched by a surge in infections.

Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19

Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued efforts to diagnose and trace those ...
NBC Chicago

PCR vs. Rapid: Which COVID Test Should You Take?

With Omicron subvariants continuing to evolve and spread, more and more people are testing positive for COVID across the US and Illinois. As of the latest update, eight counties in Illinois were ...