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At Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’

Nursing Homes and Covid-19 Testing with PCR Tests and Rapid Tests, Chicago Caregiving Magazine

More nursing homes are waiting longer for Covid-19 test results for residents and staffers, according to federal data, making the fight against record numbers of omicron cases even harder. The double whammy of slower turnaround times for lab-based PCR tests and a shortage of rapid antigen tests has strained facilities where quickly identifying infections is […]