Rapid At Home Covid Tests

Covid testing: The best at-home rapid test kits

Testing at home can provide peace of mind, and it doesn't have to take a long time or be terribly expensive.

Where to Get Home COVID Tests and Why They’re So Hard to Find

In many Asian and European countries, at-home COVID-19 tests are cheap and easy to find in stores. CBS News reported that home antigen tests are now used routinely in the U.K., where they are free and “readily available at pretty much every pharmacy in the country.” The situation is drastically different here because U.S. health officials focused on getting people vaccinated against COVID-19 and never leaned into asymptomatic testing as a strategy to fight the pandemic.

Are We Testing Wrong for Omicron?

Some scientists say the nose-only approach is missing early infections, but the FDA warns against throat swabbing.

How Reliable Are Covid-19 Rapid Tests for Detecting Omicron?

Rapid tests help us navigate risk during the current wave, but studies raise questions about their ability to detect the Omicron variant.

Which at-home COVID-19 test should you buy?

Everything you need to know about the growing number of at-home testing options for COVID.

You Could Have COVID Symptoms and Still Get Negative on a Rapid Test. (It’s Actually Good News!)

Basically, the vaccines enable the immune system to detect the virus more quickly. Symptoms may therefore appear earlier, when levels of the virus are still too low to be detected by a rapid test. The discordance between symptoms and test results may seem scary, but it’s a promising sign that the vaccine has effectively fortified the immune response.

How well do lateral-flow tests for covid-19 work?

Rapid antigen tests will soon be available free of charge in America and elsewhere. They divide the scientific community.

Affordable Coronavirus Tests Are Out There, if You Look

“It still is too expensive for the typical American household to be rapid testing everyone in the household every week,” said Zoe McLaren, a health policy expert at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. With the holidays fast approaching, are there ways to reduce the financial burden of testing? There are, but they may require both legwork and luck, experts said.

Covid-19 Rapid Test Shortages Seen Compounded by Slow Federal Action

Long authorization process is part of nationwide failure to make and distribute enough of the tests, public-health experts say.

The ubiquity of at-home testing could make the next COVID-19 wave "invisible"

More people may have COVID than official counts suggest. But there's an easy way to figure out if there's a surge.

The White House's plan may make it easier to get at-home COVID tests

You know, public health advocates have long argued that the federal government should have played a much bigger role in getting these tests made and distributed. You know, as a big player, they have the power to negotiate lower prices on a huge number of tests, and that's exactly what you need.

Want a Covid Test With Your Viagra?

A health care company known for hair loss and erectile dysfunction treatments diversifies its product line, and earns new fans along the way.

We Need to Rethink Our COVID Testing Priorities

Rapid antigen COVID tests are cheap to produce, easy to use, and can report results in a matter of minutes. They’re a powerful tool for stopping the spread of COVID because they allow people to test frequently and, if results are positive, quarantine immediately rather than waiting one to five days for a PCR test result. So why hasn’t the U.S. embraced rapid antigen tests more fully?

White House to buy, ship 500 million rapid tests for free beginning in January

The first shipment of tests will arrive at some point in January, the White House said. Americans will be able to request that rapid tests be shipped to their home, free of charge, via a new government website.

Why rapid COVID tests are in short supply in the U.S.

The very delayed U.S. rollout of rapid, easy-to-use COVID tests that has confounded public health experts. With surges rolling across the country, prompting more hospital overcrowding, the Biden administration has once again come under pressure for not increasing widespread availability of at-home tests.

Why Some Workers Are Getting All the Covid Tests They Need

In the absence of a national effort to make coronavirus testing widely available, a number of big American companies ramped up their own, making tests available for a select group of workers.

At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Test Kits: Where to Buy and What You Should Know

Rapid antigen tests offer a quick and easy way to screen for COVID-19 at home, detecting active infections, including in asymptomatic individuals, in about 15 minutes. Often called just “rapid tests” or “at-home COVID tests,” more brands of at-home tests are now available, and they can be a valuable tool for managing life during the pandemic.

How to Do a Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Test

Here’s what to know about doing them at home, how long results take and how accurate they are.

We vetted popular at-home COVID-19 tests. Here’s what we learned

Everything you need to know about the growing number of at-home testing options for COVID.

How Should I Use Rapid COVID Tests?

Judging from the emails and questions I get, we have also failed to convey to people the value of rapid tests. If we don’t do this communication well, having more tests is of little value.

The Wrong Way to Test Yourself for the Coronavirus

As we approach two years of facing off against this virus, many of us, as hosts, are different now: more knowledgeable and, thanks to vaccines, far better defended. We have more and better tests. But like everything else in our pandemic toolkit, tests will fail when they’re asked to bear the prevention burden alone.

Three lessons for the effort to scale up Covid-19 rapid tests

Public health departments need to rethink case counting.

An Epidemiologist Says At-Home Testing Is Key To Stopping COVID

For public health, [rapid tests] work very well. And what I mean by that is if the question is "Am I infectious right now?" then these tests are very accurate. They have very high sensitivity to detect people who are currently infectious.

At-Home Coronavirus Testing Is Here

But does it work?

At-Home COVID Tests Are Here. Should You Use Them?

‘Results in 15 minutes from the comfort of your home’ sounds great, but they won't work for every type of COVID case.

At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Tests: What You Should Know

Keep in mind that a negative result doesn’t necessarily mean someone doesn’t have COVID-19, and these tests aren’t meant to be used as the sole method of diagnosis.

Covid-19 Rapid Testing at Home Will Get Easier, but Test Wisely

More widespread home testing has promise as well as limitations. Here’s what doctors say you should know.

Here’s What You Need To Know About At-Home Covid-19 Tests

Since timing can impact the reliability of Covid-19 test results, it’s important to identify factors that can guide when testing should be performed. The best indicator of when SARS-CoV-2 is present at high levels in our respiratory tract is the presence of Covid-19 symptoms, such as a cough and fever.

Home rapid antigen testing is on its way. But we need to make sure everyone has access

Failure to ensure availability and affordability of home testing will further disadvantage Australians already disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

How Accurate Are Covid-19 Rapid Home Tests, and When Should You Use Them?

Tests, including Abbott’s BinaxNOW, are flying off drugstore shelves. Here’s what you need to know about how to use them and how reliable they are.

How to Use Rapid Home Tests (Once You Find Them)

Regular home testing for coronavirus can lower risk, ease worry and allow you to live a more normal life.

Over-the-counter rapid antigen tests can help slow the spread of COVID-19 – here’s how to use them effectively

Rapid antigen testing makes it much easier to get tested for COVID-19, which helps detect infectious cases before they spread. But many people are still unsure of how best to use these tests and whether they are accurate enough to be useful.

Rapid at-home Covid-19 tests are finally here. Here’s how they could help end the pandemic.

“We’re getting to another level of access to timely testing, and hopefully that trend is going to continue.”

The Smartest Way to Use Rapid At-Home COVID Tests

The self-administered tests are sold over the counter, holding out the promise of safer gatherings. But interpreting results requires savvy.

The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests

These are over-the-counter swab tests people can purchase at the pharmacy and take at home. They test for antigens, or proteins on the surface of the virus, and can provide fairly reliable results in 15 minutes, especially in people who are symptomatic. Shortages of tests kits are being reported around the country, driven by demand from parents purchasing the kits for children who've returned to the classroom and from employees returning to the workplace.

These 30-Minute Nasal Swabs Are Like Pregnancy Tests—But for COVID

Here's how rapid antigen testing works—and how to get it.

Why at-home rapid Covid tests cost so much, even after Biden’s push for lower prices

Rapid at-home covid tests are flying off store shelves across the nation and are largely sold out online as the delta variant complicates a return to school, work and travel routines. But at $10 or $15 a test, the price is still far too high for regular use by anyone but the wealthy.

Why, When and How to Test At-Home for COVID-19

Knowing when to use these tests, and how to interpret the results, are essential, say experts. And that means understanding what the tests can do, and what they can’t.

‘A waste of money’: The home Covid-19 test funded by the Biden administration is too costly and complex, critics say

It’s not that home testing with a 15-minute turnaround time isn’t a good idea, they said, it’s just that the rollout of this initial kit is too little and too late, and the test too expensive and complicated, to help extinguish the raging pandemic fire. A number of experts called on the Biden administration to subsidize the home test for consumers, and said the Food and Drug Administration needs to do more to make such tests widely available.

The home rapid antigen test is our secret weapon

How over-the-counter home rapid tests look for the most infectious people.

5 things to know about at-home COVID-19 tests for travel

Not all take-home COVID-19 tests are approved for travel purposes. That take-home test you picked up from the drugstore when you woke up with a sore throat? It can’t be used to fly back into the U.S. from abroad.

RapidTests.org

Rapid Tests is an all-volunteer group advocating for rapid tests to be made legal and widely available in our communities.

BinaxNOW

We're pairing this $5, 15-minute, easy-to-use test with a mobile app, called NAVICA™, which works like a secure digital "boarding pass" that can be scanned to enter organizations and other places where people gather. This combination is life-changing technology that will attack the pandemic on critical fronts – speed, simplicity, affordability, access and reliability.

Ellume

The test is suitable for ages 2 years and above for over-the-counter home use. Clinically proven for use for people with and without symptoms, with accurate test results in 15 minutes.

InteliSwab

There are no confusing steps, no batteries and no mailing to labs. You just swab your nostrils with the gentle swab, swirl it in the tube, and see results in minutes. It’s just that simple. That's the power of InteliSwabTM.

QuickVue

QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test lets you get rapid results, in the privacy of your own home. Available over-the-counter, everything you need is in the package and taking the test is simple. The test is authorized for home use with self-collected anterior nasal (nares) swab samples in individuals aged 2 and older.

The Test Warehouse

The Carestart Rapid Antigen Test is the worldwide "gold standard" for COVID rapid testing. A Provider will come right outside your front door and perform a quick nasal swab test that will conclusively show you if your respiratory system is infected with COVID-19. This test is highly accurate in determining if you are currently infectious to other people.

CDC

If an individual tests positive, they should isolate and inform any close contacts.

NHS

You should do a rapid test twice a week (every 3 to 4 days) to check if you have the virus. If people test positive and self-isolate, it helps stop the virus spreading. Even if you’re vaccinated, there’s still a chance you can pass COVID-19 on, so you should keep getting tested regularly.