Resources with keywords: diagnostics
Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (NEW 2/3, Website, Regulatory)
CDC
This document provides guidance on the different types of viral tests for SARS-CoV-2 available in the United States and their intended uses. It does not address issues regarding payment for or insurance coverage of such testing.
Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track (NEW 12/5, Website, News)
The Guardian
7 December 2021
Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests
Do I Still Need a Pulse Oximeter? (NEW 12/5, Document, News)
New York Times (NYT)
7 October 2021
New research from South Africa shows that using a pulse oximeter to check oxygen levels after a Covid diagnosis really does save lives.
Studies Suggest Why Omicron Is Less Severe: It Spares the Lungs (NEW 12/5, Document, News)
New York Times (NYT)
31 December 2021
You’ve been exposed to COVID-19 - Now what? (NEW 10/15, Document, Infographic)University of Michigan
You had close contact, masked or unmasked, indoors or outdoors, with someone during their contagious period*. Now what?
Based on CDC guidance as of 07/30/21
