Reuters

Fact Check: How do antigen tests differ from PCR tests in COVID-19 detection?

In a Sept. 9 speech, U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to increase production of rapid tests amid a raft of measures designed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic ( bit.ly/3D8eXac). “From the start, America ...
Online Recruitment

What Is A PCR Covid Test?

PCR tests are one of the most accurate forms of testing for the coronavirus. PCR stand for polymerase chain reaction test. There are many different reasons why you may need to book a covid test, for ...
WBJournal

Mass. DPH cautions against requiring PCR tests to return to work

In a Tuesday public health advisory, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health clarified its recommendations related to who and when people infected with and/or exposed to COVID-19 should undergo ...
USA Today

Fact check: COVID-19 PCR test created to detect infection, not vaccinate

While they've been the gold standard to identify positive coronavirus cases around the world for more than a year, PCR tests still aren't trusted by some social media users. An Oct. 4 Instagram post ...
Business Insider

Here's how coronavirus lab tests really work, and why they don't always give satisfying results

One of the best ways to figure out how far a virus like COVID-19 has spread in a community is to test for it. This step-by-step guide explains how coronavirus swab-the-nose-and-throat tests work, and ...
Politifact

WHO did not say PCR tests grossly inflate positive test numbers

• The article cites a WHO notice that reminds lab technicians to carefully read the user’s manuals that come with COVID-19 tests and interpret results carefully. The notice does not say or imply that ...
Reuters

Fact Check: FOIs about PCR cycles, cremations and SARS-CoV-2 do not prove the pandemic was a hoax

A British ex-police officer previously fact-checked by Reuters has shared misleading claims about COVID-19 on Facebook. Mark Sexton uploaded several inaccurate statements to Facebook on July 12 (here) ...