Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

(WWLP) – As COVID cases are on the rise, you might be thinking about what type of test is best to get. Right now there’s the PCR tests and the rapid tests like the BinaxNOW, those are actually sold at ...

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