Early research and some experts say swabbing your throat AND nose could make your COVID-19 test more accurate. Here’s the latest on what we know.

The FDA is warning people to only swab their noses while using at-home COVID-19 tests — pushing back against reports that the results are more accurate when users swab their throats.

For at-home rapid COVID-19 tests, there are suggestions people should swab their throat and their nose for a more accurate result. Experts caution against it.

Sensitivity of the BinaxNOW assay for detecting PCR-positive cases within a cycle threshold (Ct) of <30, indicating a higher viral load, was 74% (95% CI 53.7-88.9%) using a throat swab versus 97.7 ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 05: Symbolic photo on the subject of 'compulsory testing in the office'. A woman takes a throat swab for a Sars Covid-19 antigen rapid test in front of her desk on ...

Throat swab [and] nasal may improve chances a swab picks up virus.” The extra swab “likely improves sensitivity” of the test, Mina said, although it “may potentially cause a slightly ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s Health Ministry on Monday instructed people self-testing for COVID-19 to swab their throat as well as their nose when using rapid antigen kits to increase the ...

Early research and some experts say swabbing your throat AND nose could make your COVID-19 test more accurate. Here’s the latest on what we know. Author: Mia Salenetri (WUSA9) Published: 2:29 PM ...

Israel's Health Ministry on Monday instructed people self-testing for COVID-19 to swab their throat as well as their nose when using rapid antigen kits to increase the chances of detecting the ...