Antigen tests are one type of rapid test that may help diagnose COVID-19. Some rapid tests can provide results in 15 minutes.

Researchers say parents should be assured that a negative result with the rapid antigen test they studied can be trusted.

At-home test kits offer a quick and easy way to screen for COVID-19 and flu. Here’s where to find them, and what to know about rapid tests.

How do rapid antigen COVID-19 tests work? Why did the US government just pledge to buy 280 million of them? And is that even enough to help curb the spread of the virus?

The FDA authorized its first COVID-19 antigen test, bringing a new category of diagnostic against the disease. Similar to the rapid, swab-based tests used for different strains of the flu, antigen ...

Several testing options are available, including at-home rapid antigen tests, RT-PCRs, and antibody tests. But knowing which COVID-19 test to take and when to take it can be confusing.

Another limitation to rapid antigen tests is that currently they are designed to test only for COVID-19, influenza A and influenza B. Currently available over-the-counter tests aren’t able to ...

Antigen tests for COVID-19 are akin to rapid flu or strep tests. This test can be run in a lab or in a doctor’s office, and only takes about 15 minutes.

Clinitest Rapid Covid-19 Antigen Self-Test: Expires after 24 months; check the new expiration date here. Lucira Check It COVID-19 Test: Expires after 18 months; check the new expiration date here.

For months, public-health experts have been calling for a new line of defense against COVID-19. Antigen testing, also known as rapid testing, is cheaper and faster than standard testing, and it ...

Some antigen tests, including the rapid COVID-19 test made by the Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue brands, may fail to detect if you have omicron, according to new data released this week.

For months, people have struggled to get rapid at-home COVID-19 antigen tests. Now, those tests are coming to Amazon.