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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared ACON Laboratories’ Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test, the first over-the-counter (OTC) antigen test. Previously, the test was authorized for ...

Experts say we still need RATs to stop the spread of COVID and ensure timely treatment There's a lot you can do to maximise the accuracy of RATs As COVID continues to do the rounds you may find ...

The European Union’s executive body has recommended the widespread adoption of quick antigen testing by member states to help curb an autumn surge of Covid-19 across the continent. The tests can give ...

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 ...

No, you didn’t set your clocks too far back for the end of daylight saving time. This week, the FDA granted its first full, bona fide clearance to an over-the-counter home antigen test for COVID-19, ...

Rapid antigen Covid-19 tests combined with vaccination certificates could offer a way for hospitality businesses and live events to resume safely later this year, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. His ...

New Covid figures signal the virus is circulating around the UK once again as the winter season approaches and hospital admissions in England shooting to their highest level since April. The latest ...

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...