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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With new COVID cases in Florida on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results. But the timing has become tricky. If you have COVID-19 symptoms ...

According to Witherow, PCR tests can detect COVID-19 days earlier than rapid tests. “The rapid test might not pick it up, whereas the PCR test would,” Witherow said.

PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, technology is the most accurate way to test for SARS-CoV-2. It involves taking a swab sample from a subject and amplifying the viral genetic material in a lab.

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Wachter’s 28-year-old son was sick with COVID symptoms, he said, so Wachter went over to give him a test. “Local pharmacies were all out of rapid tests, but I had one set stashed away.

As complaints surface that the tests are slow to pick up on the omicron variant, advice is spreading on Twitter suggesting you should be taking that at-home COVID test a little differently.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — You've heard a lot of talk about genomic sequencing: It's the process used in labs to detect variants of COVID-19 from PCR test samples. Some social media users falsely claim it ...

But the timing has become tricky. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough, congestion or a sore throat, test yourself immediately but know a negative result may mean you swabbed too early.