Forbes

Guide To The Best At-Home COVID Tests—And How To Get Them For Free

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 ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

UCHealth doctor explains how (and when) to best use at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests

Another tool in preventing the spread of COVID-19 has become free and widely available: at-home COVID-19 tests. State and federal programs will even mail a limited supply of free tests straight to ...
The Boston Globe

PCR or rapid antigen? Here’s how to use COVID tests to gather safely for the holidays

With Massachusetts facing a new surge in COVID cases, experts are pointing to both molecular and antigen tests as useful tools to stay safe this holiday season. Both are diagnostic tests that can show ...

Is a Faint Line On a COVID-19 Test Actually Positive? Yes, Experts Say

Yes, the experts agree. If you performed the test correctly, a faint line on a COVID test is still a positive result. "Any ...
Yahoo

How to Check if Your Expired At-Home COVID Test Is Still Good to Use

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...
Yahoo

What does a faint line on a rapid COVID-19 test mean?

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 ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns

Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Many parents across Australia ...
Healthline

Rapid COVID-19 Tests: When to Use Them and How They Work

The announcement came last week with the White House signaling a billion-dollar investment in at-home rapid coronavirus tests. It also said 20,000 pharmacies across the country would offer free ...
Reason

Rochelle Walensky Said an Antigen Test Is a Good Tool for 'Judging Infectiousness.' Now She Says 'Its Information Will Not Be Useful.'

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidelines for Americans recovering from COVID-19 last week, reducing the recommended isolation period from 10 days to five, many ...
Forbes

When Should I Use A PCR Test Versus An At-Home Antigen Test For Covid-19?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, ...
Business Insider

I used a COVID-19 rapid test for the first time and it was surprisingly easy

I tested myself for COVID-19 from the comfort of my bedroom. I had never taken a rapid test before, but the instructions were easy to follow. Rapid antigen tests are convenient, but they're not as ...