PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19. However, they can take a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reached a pivotal moment in the fight against COVID-19 by prequalifying the first two rapid antigen diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2. This groundbreaking ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the prequalification of two rapid antigen diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT) for ...

Many antibody tests have been developed since the pandemic started, but very few are designed to specifically detect the Sars-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies which prevent infection. Based on protein ...

More than two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers demonstrated the susceptibility of salivary glands to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection ...

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings or LabCorp LH recently gained FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its VirSeq SARS-CoV-2 NGS (next-generation sequencing) Test on the PacBio Sequel II ...

In a significant development in the fight against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified two rapid antigen tests for detecting the virus. This landmark decision, announced last ...

WHO said the decision builds on earlier emergency approvals and reflects the continued need for affordable, fast COVID-19 testing even after the pandemic’s emergency phase.

In September 2020, the SD Biosensor STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test became the first rapid antigen test ever listed under WHO’s ...