and the swab is rubbed on an area called the nasopharynx. The actual term is a nasopharyngeal swab, not nasal swab, because it’s the nasopharynx that contains the highest possible viral load to ...

The nasopharyngeal swabs required for the coronavirus tests are quite different from your standard Q-tips – and the exploding need for them has created a bottleneck in the soaring demand for ...

COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are at record numbers, fueled by the spread of the omicron variant. The country’s daily test volume has risen in tandem, and is now at its highest compared to any ...

In a series of emailed responses to VERIFY, an FDA spokesperson explained that while nasopharyngeal swabs — throat swabs taken from the nose — are the most accurate, nasal swabs are ...