STAT

This California company has a better version of a simpler, faster Covid-19 test

In some parts of the U.S. right now, it can take weeks to get results for a simple Covid-19 test, a delay that renders the results largely useless. So a handful of city governments and schools are ...
UPI

COVID-19 test can detect virus in saliva, blood, urine in 45 minutes

June 12 (UPI) --A new test is capable of confirming COVID-19 using urine, blood, saliva or mouth-swab samples in 30 to 45 minutes, according to a study published Friday by the journal PLOS ONE. The ...
Inverse

The rise and fall of an “open-source” Covid-19 test

Recall, if you dare, life in December 2020. America had just approved Covid-19 vaccines for use, but most of us wouldn’t get a shot for months. Instead, amid the second surge of coronavirus cases, ...
VTDigger

What Vermonters need to know about Covid-19 testing

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Science Daily

Fast, cheap test can detect COVID-19 virus’ genome without need for PCR

Researchers have developed a new test for COVID-19 that combines the speed of over-the-counter antigen tests with the accuracy of PCR tests that are processed in medical labs and hospitals.