More than two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus continues to circulate globally. While current data suggest ...

QuidelOrtho's Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA test returns results within 10 minutes. Once each test is complete, the Sofia 2 system automatically adds the de-identified results to the company's Virena data ...

A prospective cohort study has found that repeat testing in 48-hour intervals with a rapid antigen test (Ag-RDT) may be required to rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection. This means that people testing for ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers overviewed the impact of rapid antigen tests (RDT) use cases (for surveillance; testing, tracing, and isolation [TTI]) with and ...

The question quickly arose whether existing rapid antigen tests could detect newly emerging variants. Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become commonplace for many households, but knowing when exactly to take a rapid test — or when to throw old ones out — isn't always straightforward. Here's what health ...

About 60% of healthcare workers participating in an optional rapid antigen testing program at UCLA tested positive at day five, and about 50% were positive at day seven after initially testing ...

Rapid antigen testing has emerged as a crucial pillar in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a rapid, cost-effective, and decentralised means of detecting active SARS-CoV-2 ...

The health ministry can start the process to officially approve online sales of rapid antigen test kits, after its expert panel on COVID-19 response green-lit the move on Aug. 17.

Desperate consumers can grab a burger and a testing kit as businesses add rapid antigen tests to their online menus.