#antigen tests

The report covers rapid kits, swab-based testing, hospital demand, community screening and the role of antigen testing in public health readiness.

A COVID Surge in China Results in Renewed Restrictions for Travel to the United States

Effective January 5 (at 12:01am, Eastern Standard Time), all passengers inbound from China, Hong Kong and Macau, or who were in the country in the 10 days prior to their departure to the United States, must show a negative PCR or monitored antigen test in order to board flights to the United States. In addition, the same requirement will apply for those passengers who were physically present in…

Omicron especially has made antigen tests practically useless to stop early infections from spreading. They are NOT good enough and we NEED PCR to identify anything on day 1. We're super infectious on day 2 and antigen cant always identify it by then! (better than nothing and if you've had a sore throat for 2 or 3 days they'll probably do the trick. I'm talking about the very first day you notice a symptom and are trying to decide what the cause is.)

A Negative COVID Test Has Never Been So Meaningless

In early May, 27-year-old Hayley Furmaniuk felt tired and a bit congested, but after rapid-testing negative for the coronavirus two days in a row, she dined indoors with friends. The next morning, her symptoms worsened. Knowing her parents were driving in for Mother’s Day, she tested again—and saw a very bright positive. Which meant three not-so-great things: She needed to cancel with her…