Nasopharyngeal Covid-19 swab. NurPhoto via Getty Images. Many who’ve had a nasal Covid-19 test performed on themselves have described it as feeling like that swab got as far back as their brains.

Gently insert the swab along the nasal septum, just above the floor of the nasal passage, to the nasopharynx, until resistance is felt . Figure 2 Patient Wearing a Mask.

In a new study, a group of Finnish researchers found that the frequency of serious complications due to a Covid-19 nasal swab test was 1.24 for every 100,000 performed tests in Helsinki University ...

A COVID-19 home test in the U.S. comes with a swab to swirl in the nostrils. But some users say they're swabbing the throat too — even though that's not what the instructions say to do.

T he first challenge with rapid at-home self tests for COVID-19 is getting one. But once you have a test, there are now growing questions about what body part you should swab to get the most ...

On the demand for swabs. It's overwhelming, to be frank. We are running now six days a week, two shifts, 10 hours a day. We are producing over a million of that particular swab a week to service ...

It’s the golden age of the swab, a 99-year-old invention that has never been more crucial January 10, 2022 More than 3 years ago (Julia Terbrock/The Washington Post; iStock) ...