The Four Rapid COVID PCR Tests You Can Take at Home (and Why You Should)

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...
Time

What’s the Point of PCR Tests Anymore?

If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or clinic to get a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A health care ...
STAT

PCR testing can help clarify confusion over Covid-19 rebound and isolation

This decision, well within current norms for care, was nonetheless consequential: The president was forced to cancel a trip to advocate for legislation in support of the domestic semiconductor ...
USA Today

COVID-19 testing: PCR tests versus antigen tests versus antibody tests

There are three different ways to test for COVID-19: PCR tests, antigen tests and antibody tests. Each method is best for a different stage of COVID-19 infection. Used in sequence, all three methods ...
Reuters

Fact Check: PCR test for COVID-19 uses gene cloning but cannot be used to clone humans

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social media posts ...