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Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidays

  • Written by Nathaniel Hafer, Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidaysThe key to rapid antigen testing is to test early in the course of COVID-19 infection, ideally several times 24 hours apart. VioletaStoimenova/E+ via Getty Images

As winter begins and the holidays are in full swing, the COVID-19 pandemic has entered another worrying phase. Emergence of the omicron variant, along with increasing rates of infections,...

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