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 ...
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 ...
Business Wire

Monkeypox rapid PCR test in development

Researchers have developed a working prototype of a PCR test for monkeypox that provides accurate, easy-to-read results The test works with a compact, portable system developed for COVID-19 ...
Health on MSN

How Long Will You Test Positive for COVID-19 After Recovery?

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPHYou may get a PCR test, which can show a positive result for up to three months after recovery. If you take a rapid antigen test, it may not detect COVID after ...
Boston Herald

Should I take a rapid coronavirus test or a PCR? Public health experts breakdown the facts

Hours-long lines for coronavirus PCR tests are prompting public officials to push the masses to use rapid, at-home antigen tests instead, but public health experts warn the 15-minute tests are ...
WTEN

PCR or rapid test: What’s the difference and which is right for you?

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — With a rise in COVID cases continuing and more people looking to get tested, there are some key differences between the two types of tests that detect the coronavirus: PCR ...
CBS News

New rapid PCR COVID test receives FDA emergency use authorization

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new rapid PCR COVID-19 test invented by Northwestern University faculty and Minute Molecular Diagnostics has received FDA emergency use authorization. CBS 2's Meredith Barack ...
WRIC

Rapid PCR testing comes to the Richmond area, COVID vaccination events continue for all ages

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — COVID-19 cases are on an increasingly downward trend in Virginia now that almost 45% of people in the Commonwealth are fully vaccinated. Since yesterday there have only been 186 ...
Science Daily

Large field hospital study shows rapid COVID-19 test compares solidly with PCR detection

Researchers report that a rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, proved more effective than expected when compared with virus detection rates using the ...
Orange County Register

Should I take a rapid COVID-19 test or a PCR? Public health experts break down the facts.

Hours-long lines for coronavirus PCR tests are prompting public officials to push the masses to use rapid, at-home antigen tests instead, but public health experts warn the 15-minute tests are ...
News Medical

Thermo Fisher Scientific launches rapid environmental PCR testing solution that detects in-air SARS-CoV-2 pathogens

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the launch of a new rapid environmental test to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Thermo Scientific Renvo Rapid PCR Test is the latest solution in ...