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Coronavirus Testing

COVID cases tick up in Chicago, nationwide

  • Jul 22, 2024
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Why you should wait a few days before taking an at-home COVID test

  • Oct 2, 2023
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Consider keeping old at-home COVID tests, experts say

  • Sep 8, 2023

Northwestern studies long COVID patients who never tested positive

  • Aug 23, 2023

BBB warns of unwanted COVID tests billed to Medicare, Medicaid

  • Jul 25, 2023

More than 500,000 COVID test kits recalled, FDA says

  • May 6, 2023

Free COVID-19 tests aren't guaranteed after May 11

  • May 1, 2023

Owner of Chicago-based pop-up COVID testing site charged with fraud

  • Mar 11, 2023

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COVID-19 questions about vaccines, quarantine and testing are back

  • Sep 6, 2023
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BBB warns of unwanted COVID tests billed to Medicare, Medicaid

  • Jul 25, 2023
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US will end COVID-19 testing requirement for air travelers

  • Jun 10, 2022
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6 CPS teachers win legal fight with district over COVID testing

  • Apr 9, 2022
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You can now order another round of free at-home Covid-19 tests

  • Mar 7, 2022
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COVID testing Chicago: FBI raids another COVID-19 test site

  • Feb 24, 2022
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FBI raids Far NW Side COVID testing center

  • Feb 24, 2022
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FBI raids Far NW Side COVID testing center

  • Feb 24, 2022

Latest Stories

FDA authorizes first at-home test that can detect both flu and COVID-19

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized what it says is the first at-home test that can tell users if they have the flu and/or Covid-19.

  • Feb 25, 2023

US ending free at-home COVID-19 test program, citing lack of funding

The federal government is ending its free at-home COVID-19 test program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to preserve supply ahead of an anticipated fall surge in cases.

  • Aug 29, 2022
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Undercounted COVID cases leave US with a blind spot as omicron subvariant BA.5 becomes dominant

The omicron offshoot BA.5 carries key mutations that help it escape antibodies generated by vaccines and prior infection.

  • Jul 11, 2022

Americans can now order 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests delivered by USPS

Americans can now order a third round of free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government.

  • May 17, 2022

FDA authorizes first breath test to detect COVID-19

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to the first Covid-19 test that spots chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in breath, the agency said.

  • Apr 15, 2022