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 ...

The explosion of omicron cases in the U.S. smack in the middle of the holiday season is forcing Americans to rely more heavily on rapid tests prior to congregating with friends and family. In some ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

A common rapid at-home COVID test has become the subject of a recent product recall over concerns the antigen test hasn't received proper U.S. authorization. The Food and Drug Administration issued a ...

The U.S. government continues to push for more at-home screening to combat the spread of COVID-19 as a winter surge and the contagious delta and omicron variants have pushed the country’s daily case ...

Britain has begun rolling out rapid, lateral-flow COVID-19 tests to schools and universities, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday, adding that much more of life could return closer to normal ...

The makers of at-home rapid Covid tests are scrambling to meet soaring demand as consumers prepare for holiday gatherings and tests are suddenly in short supply amid another coronavirus surge.