covid antigen Articles
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COVID-19 Testing & Swabs
The global pandemic, Covid-19, has had a profound impact on everyone. It has affected everything from economies worldwide, health standards and even how we interact with others. While many of us have taken precautions like social distancing and wearing masks, the virus is still spreading. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), the Covid-19 test, known as the rapid antigen ...
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What Is the Difference Between NAAT and PCR?
While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought phrases like “PCR test” and “antigen test” into wider use, one term that hasn’t been talked about as much is “NAAT,” which is short for nucleic acid amplification test (Figure 1).1 As the media has widely reported,2–7 most rapid COVID tests are antigen-based. Antigen tests are better at assessing if a ...
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Same-Day COVID Testing for Travelers
In light of the Delta variant, Mu variant, and breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals, COVID-19 still presents a challenge for travelers. Requirements change quickly and vary by country or region. One of the biggest challenges is making sure travelers can be tested and receive test results quickly enough, since the longer someone has to wait for test results, the longer they have to isolate ...
By IGeneX
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Covid-19 Testing for Travel-What Your Patients Need to Know
Whether upcoming travel is for relaxation, business, or a combination of both, testing for COVID-19 is likely an integral part of the trip, especially when traveling by air. There are often very specific requirements on the type of test that will be accepted, and patients may be turning to their healthcare providers for advice. In this article, we provide links to relevant resources and a ...
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Research Progress on Aluminum Adjuvants and Their Mechanisms of Action
What are Adjuvants? Adjuvants, also known as immunomodulators or immune enhancers, are an additive to vaccines. Adjuvants are non-specific immune enhancers that enhance or alter the type of immune response to an antigen. Adjuvants can help antigens induce long-term effective specific immune responses in vivo, leading to higher vaccine efficacy and prolonged protection from immune responses. ...
By BOC Sciences
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