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Topic: PCR Tests

PCR tests inside vials awaiting testing inside an on-site laboratory for COVID-19 beside the departures hall at Sydney Airport on November 23, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

No, BA.5 isn't evading PCR tests

Nicole Karlis
Residents line up at a drive-up distribution site to receive free at-home COVID-19 test kits on January 02, 2022 in Stamford, Connecticut. The Connecticut state government received some 400,000 tests over the weekend which were sent to cities and towns for local distribution. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Do at-home COVID tests work anymore?

Nicole Karlis
COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits are given away during a drive-thru event at the Hollywood library on December 30, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida. Broward County began distributing a limited supply of the kits to residents while supplies last. The distribution started today and runs through tomorrow at drive-thru sites outside of nine county libraries. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How reliable are at-home COVID tests?

Nicole Karlis
A medical worker shows a COVID-19 At-Home Specimen Collection kit (Xinhua/Zou Zheng via Getty Images)

Testing turnaround times still uneven

Rae Ellen Bichell - KFF Health News
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