Yesenia Mata gives herself a COVID-19 test on Jan. 4, 2022, at Valley Shield COVID-19 Testing in Phoenix. The omicron variant is good at evading vaccines, so even if you've been vaccinated and boosted ...

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. In ...

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers investigated the infectivity, fusogenicity, and immune evasive potential of two novel Omicron subvariants – BA.2.86 and FLip. They used ...

If you test positive for COVID and isolate, do you need a negative test before you can see people again? What if you were exposed but have no symptoms? It's a question many are asking as omicron cases ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego County Office of Education started distributing hundreds of thousands of rapid COVID-19 tests to local school districts Wednesday, just as a newly released study cast ...

As COVID-19 cases surge, fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, Americans wonder how to approach the holidays and safely travel and gather with friends and family. The ...

Ahead of Christmas, health experts suggested undergoing a rapid coronavirus test just before any gatherings. But some health experts are now warning that you can test negative even if you’re infected ...

The realistic goal of vaccine-or-test requirements announced Wednesday by St. Paul and Minneapolis isn’t to crush the coronavirus. Or promptly end the strain on hospitals. Or even to make restaurants, ...

This article was originally published in The Current. Speed is everything in the race against COVID-19’s Omicron variant, the fastest version of the virus we’ve seen to date. Its dizzying rise to ...

Minnesota’s rate of coronavirus test-positivity continues to climb, evidence that the highly contagious omicron variant is here and is driving up case numbers. Minnesota added 4,149 new infections ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. A parade of diagnostic test makers could see record revenue as Americans ...

South Korean scientists have developed a rapid PCR test that can detect the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in just four hours. The new test kit that can detect the new and highly transmissible ...