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‘Don’t go sticking that COVID19 testing swab down your throat,’ FDA urges use of nasal swab as confusion about testing methods spreads

The Food and Drug Administration is urging people to avoid sticking COVID-19 testing swabs down their throat, encouraging patients to follow instructions and use a nasal swab. “Use swabs as instructed ...
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FDA approves single-swab test to detect COVID-19, 2 flu strains, another respiratory illness for emergency use

Friday, Abbott Laboratories announced a single-swab test it had developed to detect COVID-19, two influenza strains and another respiratory illness had received emergency use approval from the U.S.