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Is it time for Americans to drop their infatuation with the PCR test and start using more rapid tests? That’s what this COVID-19 testing expert thinks

Read on to understand why Dr. Michael Mina thinks we should keep an over-the-counter COVID-19 test or five at home, what he means by ‘test to stay,’ and why putting too much emphasis on PCR tests rather than rapid antigen tests was a failure.