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COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

  • Written by Nathaniel Hafer, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they passRapid tests are inexpensive, easy to use and give fast results, usually within 10 to 15 minutes.Violeta Stoimenova/E+ via Getty Images

By September 2020, just six months after COVID-19 triggered shutdowns across the U.S., it was clear that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had mutated from its original form.

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