Penn Live

COVID-19 rapid testing: Is swabbing the back of the throat a safe way to detect omicron?

At-home COVDI-19 rapid testing has become popular as the COVID-19 pandemic surges on with the omicron variant now being the dominant strain. Though now there are reports of people using the at-home ...
Vogue

What Is Throat Swabbing (And Should You Be Doing It to Detect Omicron)?

It began, as so many dubious trends do, on TikTok. On December 31, reporter Alison Hall posted a video of herself swabbing her nose with an at-home test designed to detect COVID-19 and being met with ...
KITV

Kaiser Permanente offering self-swabbing PCR tests beginning this week.

HONOLULU (KITV4) - In an effort to stop and control the spread of COVID-19 Kaiser Permanente is now offering self-swabbing PCR test at three new locations beginning this week. Kailua & Kahuku Clinics ...
Time

Nose or Throat? The Best Way to Swab for At-Home COVID-19 Tests

The first challenge with rapid at-home self tests for COVID-19 is getting one. But once you have a test, there are now growing questions about what body part you should swab to get the most accurate ...