covid testing

According to the FDA, all at-home COVID tests, including the free ones sent by the USPS, are only good to use through a certain date.

Former nurse at a Whittier hospital is suing her ex-employer alleging she was discriminated against because she objected COVID testing, due to religious reasons.

The U.S. is ending the COVID-19 testing requirement for international air travel into the country, according to a senior administration source.

China has a Zero-COVID policy in place, which means tons of restrictions on international travel. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado shares the dayslong process of getting from Los Angeles to Beijing for the 2022 Olympics — including countless COVID tests, quarantining in his hotel room and a 16-hour flight.

The new government program offering free COVID test kits went live this week. That also meant a rise in people trying to scam or steal your information by impersonating the real website.

Don’t be in too much of a hurry if you’re trying to get your hands on a free federal coronavirus test, reports NBC 7’s Sergio Flores.

Free at-home rapid COVID test kits were slated to be available for order through a government website starting Wednesday, but many users reported being able to place their orders late Tuesday morning.

San Diego City Councilman Chris Cate has partnered with local community organizations to open a new COVID-19 testing site at Zion Market on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard at 9 a.m. Monday.

Two East Bay women are being hailed as heroes for their efforts to make sure some of the most vulnerable groups in the area have access to COVID-19 testing.

It’s estimated that over 200,000 units of the at-home test have been in U.S. circulation.

Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains when people should get tested for COVID-19.

Rapid vs. PCR COVID test? Maybe both? What about the antibody test?

COVID testing centers are full amid the recent surge in cases. That has many people turning to at-home COVID tests, but those can be just as hard to find as a testing appointment. NBC 7 looked for answers to common complaints and questions from San Diegans searching for the antigen tests. “There are people selling COVID tests on social media…

With omicron causing record infections in the U.S., many are left wondering which COVID-19 test is most effective.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to avoid travel to Canada due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country.

The lines, of course, are often full of people there to get tested because they’re showing symptoms of the coronavirus, reports NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry.

A testing site could be fake if workers ask for Social Security numbers or other non-medical information, if materials do not have a logo, or if a site is on a sidewalk or is not affiliated with a medical provider, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda.

Monday evening, county officials said 8,313 new positive cases were reported, and 116 new patients hospitalized. However, only a single ICU patient had been added to the county’s total

As COVID cases numbers continue to rise and surge throughout the county, hundreds of people waited hours in line to get a COVID test at sites around San Diego. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports.

Many students in the county headed back to school Monday; some, like those in the San Diego Unified School District, were able to take at-home tests over the holiday break, reports NBC 7’s Rory Devine.