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Testing Covid 19
COVID-19 is an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. There are many testing methods available for COVID-19. At-home COVID-19 tests or rapid PCR tests detect current infection by identifying the presence or absence of antigen. A more reliable testing option is a PCR test, or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) which detect viral genetic material and need to be performed using laboratory analysis.
NOV 02, 2022 | 6:00 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for diagnostics that can be rapidly adapted and deployed in a variety of settings. Several SARS-CoV-2 variants have shown worrisome effects on vacci...
OCT 26, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) To control and monitor the epidemiology and diffusion of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV...
OCT 20, 2022 | 2:00 PM
Date: October 20, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), 3:00pm (CET) Many laboratories around the world have adopted expanded diagnostic testing capabilities to address the coronavirus pan...
OCT 19, 2022 | 1:30 PM
COVID-19 remains a global health emergency with limited treatment options, lagging vaccine rates, and inadequate healthcare resources in the face of an ongoing calamity. The disease is chara...
OCT 19, 2022 | 1:00 PM
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing continues to play a central role managing patient care and supporting epidemiological studies or developing new anti-virals a...
OCT 19, 2022 | 12:00 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of most Americans. The consequences on the future health of the nation are unknown but likely profound. Well known is the condition known in the...
OCT 19, 2022 | 9:45 AM
SARS-CoV-2 spreads through airborne transmission. Aerosols containing live virus are dispersed when an infected person exhales and then continue to accumulate indoors, putting others at risk...
OCT 19, 2022 | 9:00 AM
At the global level, mobility is above pre-COVID levels, and mask use is at the lowest level since mid-March 2020. The move away from social distancing combined with the spread of the BA.5 O...
OCT 19, 2022 | 7:30 AM
In the US, there are about 75 million individuals less than 18 years of age. COVID-19 has had a major impact on the pediatric population, as there have been more than 13.5 million documented...