Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced today that close contacts of people with Covid-19 can expect to start receiving rapid antigen tests from tomorrow. The tests are less accurate than PCR ...

Rapid antigen tests are open to manipulation and lack an evidence base to support their use, public health officials have warned. National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) members doubled down on ...

Taking a COVID-19 test at home seems simple enough: If you get a line, you're positive for the coronavirus. But what if your results aren't so obvious? For instance, if you only get a very faint line ...

It is around a month since the Government announced the "enhanced role" antigen tests would play in this phase of society reopening. Ever since, the devices have become part of ever day life for many ...

The rollout of subsidised Covid-19 rapid antigen testing must go along with an information campaign about their use, according to the operations manager of a Covid testing company. CoviSal, a sister ...

According to the antigen tests which went on sale this week in Lidl, it is 98.72 per cent accurate for detecting if somebody has Covid-19. This is a bold claim and not one supported by the Chief ...

Covid-19 rapid antigen tests are seeing massive revenue growth. The popularity of these tests can be attributed to their ease of use. In-vitro diagnostics are moving from hospital laboratory-based ...

RSV is short for respiratory syncytial virus. It’s a virus that can cause respiratory infections in your lungs, nose, and throat. It’s best to test for RSV soon after your symptoms start. That’s ...

European Union officials have adopted a list of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests whose results will be recognised in the 27 countries of the bloc, the European Commission said on Thursday. The EU’s Health ...