Winston-Salem Journal

US OKs 1st coronavirus test that allows self-swab at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in ...
Reuters

'No-swab' saliva test for coronavirus piloted in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in southern England and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbreaks of the ...
katc

FDA gives emergency approval for at-home nasal swab coronavirus test

The FDA has granted emergency approval use for a coronavirus test that can be conducted by patients at their homes. The FDA re-issued emergency use approval for the Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 home ...
The Washington Post

It’s the golden age of the swab, a 99-year-old invention that has never been more crucial

Never before in the course of human events have our noses been so poked, prodded and downright invaded by foreign objects at our own behest. This is the golden age of swabs, meaning we will pay gilded ...