SAN FRANCISCO -- There has been a lot of talk about testing for the coronavirus, but you may not entirely understand what the different tests are for. The coronavirus makes some people sick, some ...

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A type of COVID-19 test that can be taken without the need for a nose or throat swab has been found to be highly effective in identifying infectious cases, including for ...

We've been hearing that a shortage of supplies has limited our coronavirus testing capacity even though widespread testing is key to reopening the U.S. economy. So this week, the White House announced ...

“I strongly advocate for the oral self-swab,” said Dr. Clayton Kazan, medical director for the L.A. County Fire Department, which is overseeing the county’s drive-thru testing program. “It may or may ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in southern England and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbreaks of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in ...

An Army-Harvard team of expert scientists have been performing “specialized testing” of industry built swab prototypes to ensure that new, alternative designs meet the requisite performance and ...

BARABOO (WKOW) -- The federal government has given a Baraboo-based company a multimillion-dollar contract to produce swabs for COVID-19 testing. The Department of Defense, in coordination with the ...

The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it will spend $75.5 million in Defense Production Act Title 3 funding to ramp up production of swabs needed for coronavirus testing. The Pentagon announced ...

INDIANAPOLIS-- Indiana continues to struggle with increasing testing for COVID-19, largely because it can’t find the swabs needed to take a specimen from a person. "Yes, we have tried to buy swabs, ...