CNET

Need an at-home COVID PCR test kit? Just use DoorDash

You can order a COVID-19 test online through DoorDash and get same-day delivery. Here's how to do it. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for ...
WTVD

Nose swabs or throat swabs? COVID patient questions conventional guidance after tests miss her case

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's a question some scientists are taking a deeper look at: Nose or throat -- what is the best way to do a COVID-19 test? A woman says she swabbed both her nose and throat and ...
Lansing State Journal

COVID-19 Q&A: Which is better, the deep nasal swab or the rapid test?

LANSING – When it comes to detecting the coronavirus, not all tests are created equally. Two tests are widely available to see if someone has the virus: a polymerase chain reaction swab, or PCR test, ...
KETV Omaha

'Not all tests are equal': Breaking down the most accurate COVID-19 tests

COVID-19. TESTING CAN BE CONFUSING AND TONIGHT KETV INVESTIGATES THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF THESE TESTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO YOU HERE’S JOSE ZOZAYA. WHEN YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19, THERE ARE MANY ...
The Conversation

When is it OK to take a rapid antigen test for COVID rather than lining up for a PCR swab?

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the graduate Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. With Christmas around the corner and COVID-19 case numbers rising, it’s important to keep ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Should You Add a Throat Swab to Your At-Home Covid-19 Test?

Preliminary evidence suggests that rapid tests like Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue struggle to detect the omicron variant during an individual’s first few days of infection. AzmanL via Getty ...
Today

Is a throat swab with a nose swab a better way to detect omicron?

As Americans scramble for at-home tests to find out if they’re infected with COVID-19, some experts are suggesting they should swab their throat, in addition to their nose, to better detect the ...
Reuters

Fact check: A swab test is highly unlikely to misdiagnose flu or common cold as COVID-19

Social media users have been sharing a post saying any cold or common flu can be misdiagnosed as COVID-19. This is misleading. One Facebook user says their relative was told by a doctor in New York ...
WUSA

Should you swab your throat to test for COVID? Experts are split

WASHINGTON — As the omicron variant sweeps through the U.S., testing has never been more important. Early January brought a new claim to the forefront of at-home testing discourse: you should swab ...
Salon

Experts still torn on whether you should swab your throat when taking COVID tests

In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned the public against a peculiar method for testing oneself COVID-19 tests. “FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 ...
Forbes

Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test Led To Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

Many who’ve had a nasal Covid-19 test performed on themselves have described it as feeling like that swab got as far back as their brains. If done correctly, the swab is angled parallel to the floor, ...