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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Cleveland company’s decision to release its new line of coronavirus testing swabs in packaging meant for its old products has puzzled authorities in some of the states that got ...

Widely available polyester swabs and saline transportation are safe and reliable alternatives to foam swabs and viral transport media New study builds on previously reported, less invasive ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. departments of Defense and Health and Human Services have designated $6.5 million in American Rescue Plan money to increase domestic production of polyester-tipped swabs ...

HOLLAND, Ohio — Never have more people been tested for COVID-19 in the state of Ohio than right now. Last week, more than 40,000 people were tested in a single day. But many people hear the horror ...

A rushed attempt to get testing swabs to states this month resulted in mislabeled packaging that left those receiving the shipments confused about what had actually arrived and concerned whether they ...

Washington state received a shipment of what appeared to be regular Q-tips from the federal government for the purpose of coronavirus testing, but state health officials say the contents differ from ...

Over the past weekend, Washington state's Department of Health received a shipment of thousands of coronavirus test nasal swabs from U.S. Cotton LLC., but the package was incorrectly labeled as "baby ...

SEATTLE — As state and federal leaders develop plans to re-open the country after weeks of a coronavirus shutdown, health experts said one thing must happen first — more people need to be tested. But ...

President Donald Trump continues to tout the country’s increased testing capabilities in his coronavirus briefings. He says that there’s a “tremendous amount” of unused testing capacity in states ...

Hundreds of Pennsylvanians who are showing no signs of COVID-19 symptoms are taking advantage of drive-thru testing sites are pharmacies like Rite-Aid and CVS. If you aren't familiar with how it works ...

The CVS drive-through line isn’t just for picking up prescriptions anymore, it’s also a one-stop shop for COVID-19 testing. And the person who is collecting the sample to be tested, isn’t a health ...