An article shared on social media has falsely claimed the World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted numbers of COVID-19 cases are “meaningless” due to “invalid” PCR tests. The WHO told Reuters this ...

PCR tests are one of the most accurate forms of testing for the coronavirus. PCR stand for polymerase chain reaction test. There are many different reasons why you may need to book a covid test, for ...

HOUSTON — Why are some experts saying you should ignore the instructions on at-home COVID testing kits? You may have seen the advice on social media. Instead of just swabbing your nose for an at-home ...

Lisa Rowan is a former Lead Editor, Consumer Finance at Forbes Advisor. Previously she was the Two Cents personal finance reporter at Lifehacker and a senior writer and on-air analyst at The Penny ...

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 ...

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the pros and cons of at-home Covid diagnostic tests and how to interpret the results. One of the major challenges with having everyone receive ...

A false claim on social media cites instructional leaflets in COVID-19 tests as evidence that they aren't accurate. The posts claim a list of 52 viruses "can cause a PCR test to give false positives." ...

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 ...

FDA has extended shelf life of select at-home coronavirus tests Control line reveals whether test is working properly Up to 1 million expired Florida tests given extension We’ve all done it: finished ...

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