Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, reviews scenarios where an at-home antigen test is a good option, and when to seek out a lab-based PCR.

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 prone… ...

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the pros and cons of at-home Covid diagnostic tests and how to interpret the results.

With a rise in COVID cases continuing and more people looking to get tested, there are some key differences between the two types of tests that detect the coronavirus: PCR and rapid antigen.

A PCR test isn’t even required to get a prescription for the antiviral Paxlovid. It may seem paranoid to plan ahead for a possible case of Long COVID—but the odds of getting it aren’t so long.

Sorey said OSPRI’s vertically integrated business model is unique. It researches diseases, develops new PCR tests, manufactures them in-house and distributes them to the market. The company also works ...

When contacted by email, the WHO told Reuters that it did not say the PCR tests for COVID-19 were faulty and that their guidance had been taken out of context.

A quote from Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis about PCR testing was made in the 1990s and is unrelated to COVID-19.