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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 Conversation

Here’s another type of COVID test to get your head around. But is this new home kit worth the cost?

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the Master of Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. A new type of COVID test is set to be available from November for Australians to use at ...
Odessa American

Previon™ and Spectrum Solutions™ Partner to Deliver First Provider-Ordered COVID-19 At-Home PCR Test Kit

Previon™, the leader in providing at-home patient testing kits, healthcare screening and patient engagement communications, announced it has partnered with Spectrum Solutions™, manufacturer of the ...
Miami Herald

Free at-home COVID test kits start again for fall season. Can you still use old ones?

The free at-home COVID-19 test delivery program is back this fall to prepare for expected case increases. Daniella Segura McClatchy News Fall is in full swing, school is in session and the holidays ...
Reuters

Fact Check: PCR test for COVID-19 uses gene cloning but cannot be used to clone humans

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social media posts ...
The Conversation

My RATs are negative but I still think I might have COVID. Should I get a PCR test?

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. You’ve been exposed to COVID and are starting to get symptoms. But after a couple of days of testing with rapid ...