Here's a breakdown for COVID-19, flu and more — and why testing is so important. ... There is no at-home RSV test available, but a pediatrician can test children through a nasal swab.

Doctors can usually collect samples for flu tests very quickly, but people may have to wait for the results. Rapid tests take about half an hour, but slower tests may require an 8-hour wait.

Flu crisis grips region: swab testing to launch at Wheeling Hospital's back lot. Story by OLIVIA ZINN • 1mo. M edical professionals at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital convened for an emergency ...

Now, we have a range of home tests that can distinguish between flu and COVID with one swab. They use technology you might be used to. They’re rapid antigen tests or RATs.

Beginning Wednesday, January 29, Shannon will open a flu, strep and COVID swab drive-thru clinic at Shannon Clinic North, 2626 N. Bryant Blvd.

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization on Friday for the first at-home test that can simultaneously detect both COVID-19 and the flu. With a shallow nasal swab, the ...

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Most of us are used to a certain routine by now for when we feel sick. If we feel a little feverish, or start coughing, we reach for an at-home testing kit that tells us, with a quick nasal swab ...

Differentiating between COVID and flu is important for seeking the right treatment, ... the new kits use a nasal swab to tell people if they are sick — within about 15 minutes.

Shannon has opened a drive-thru flu, strep and COVID swab clinic until further notice in San Angelo. The clinic started on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Shannon Clinic North, 2626 N. Bryant.

Test users swirl the sample swab in a vial, which then goes in a test unit. The device delivers results indicating whether a person is positive or negative for influenza A, influenza B or COVID-19.

Flu crisis grips region: swab testing to launch at Wheeling Hospital's back lot. by OLIVIA ZINN . Wed, February 26th 2025 at 1:34 PM. Updated Wed, February 26th 2025 at 6:03 PM.