Covid-19 at-home tests for sale at a CVS Pharmacy store in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (Photographer: Nora Savosnick/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home...
Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. The FDA has approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease. Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File...
COVID-19 positivity rates in some areas of the U.S. are as high as 25%–30%. Now influenza rates also are starting to rise. Experts at Mayo Clinic anticipate flu activity will continue to increase over the coming weeks and months until the spring. While flu cases are still relatively l...
First, you should know that a true positive result means that the test did find what it was looking for. For example, if you get tested for flu, a true positive result means that the test detected the presence of genetic material from the flu virus. On the other hand, a true false r...
BD has secured U.S. and European authorizations for a new COVID-19 test that screens for the coronavirus as well as influenza A and B—and the company said it’s shown to work against the emerging variants first identified in the U.K. and S...
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and Influenza (commonly known as “the Flu”) are two common respiratory illnesses caused by viruses. Both of these viruses can cause similar symptoms, including fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, body aches, and more. These symptoms can range from mild (or none)...
Similar to other virus test kits on the market, the Healgen product entails using a nasal swab sample to detect if it shows the presence of proteins from SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) or influenza A and B (the two most common flu strains). At-home test results for bo...
People who test positive for COVIDno longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. TheCDC’s new guidancenow matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: Stay home when you’re sick, but return to school or work on...
19/Flu A&B Antigen Test over the counter. The nasal swab delivers results within 15 minutes and correctly identifies at least 99% of negative samples. It also delivers accurate positive test results for 92% of COVID-19 samples, 93% of influenza A samples, and 91% of influenza ...
Between February 2022 and January 2023, an estimated 54 million U.S. COVID cases were unaccounted for as at-home testing rose in popularity.