The World Health Organization (WHO) has reached a pivotal moment in the fight against COVID-19 by prequalifying the first two rapid antigen diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2. This groundbreaking ...

In September 2020, the SD Biosensor STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test became the first rapid antigen test ever listed under WHO’s ...

NBC Select reporter Zoe Malin used these at-home tests to diagnose her flu, and was able to call her doctor and get ...

WHO has prequalified two rapid COVID-19 antigen tests, confirming their safety and quality and expanding access to fast, ...

WHO said the decision builds on earlier emergency approvals and reflects the continued need for affordable, fast COVID-19 testing even after the pandemic’s emergency phase.

Another is that serial testing – 2 tests taken 24 to 36 hours apart – is critical with rapid tests. This is because we observed that if a person had an infection that was detected by a PCR test for at ...

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 ...

For instance, if you only get a very faint line, it might be hard to know whether or not that means your results are positive. I know how that feels firsthand. After more than two years of evading ...

Nathaniel Hafer receives funding from the National Institutes of Health via awards UL1TR001453 and U54HL143541. Apurv Soni receives funding from the National Institutes of Health via awards ...