Two tests are apparently better than one. Starting today, anyone looking to take a rapid COVID-19 test at any of the 27 Miami-Dade County-run testing sites will have to also take a PCR test, ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

State officials are pausing the use of on-site rapid antigen COVID-19 testing after questions arose about the procedure’s accuracy. The temporary pause, beginning Monday, came about after ...

As the omicron variant continues to spread across the United States, at-home COVID-19 antigen tests have become an in-demand item. During the holiday season, at-home tests became stocking stuffers.

Yuven Gouden, spokesperson for SAHPRA, told GroundUp that antigen tests “are not helpful to guide decision-making regarding ...

Encouraged by the results of an 11-district pilot program, the state of California is now expanding access to cover any school district’s or charter school’s cost of rapid diagnostic Covid testing of ...

Ohio State recently altered its COVID-19 testing procedures for students in Greek life due to high demand for antigen test kits. Ohio State planned to send antigen tests to sorority and fraternity ...

As the various subvariants of omicron continue to circulate in the U.S., rapid at-home tests remain an important tool for protecting yourself and others. Home tests are appealing because they allow ...

Rapid at-home Covid-19 tests are flying off store shelves across the country and are largely sold out online as the delta variant of the coronavirus complicates a return to school, work and travel ...

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