Can the NAAT be used for travel?
Yes, a NAAT is acceptable for travel to the US and for return to Canada. It is also accepted by some EU countries.
Yes, a NAAT is acceptable for travel to the US and for return to Canada. It is also accepted by some EU countries.
The test can remain positive for longer periods of time than the rapid antigen. So even after you are no longer infectious, the NAAT can still pick up remnants of … Read more
A Cue health NAAT test can detect infections earlier as it needs a lower viral load than a rapid antigen test.
We swab your anterior nostril and perform the test on site
Both the PCR and Cue Health test are Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs). As per the CDC classification, there are 2 main types of NAATs, RT-PCR and Isothermal Amplification. Cue … Read more
There is significant overlap in the covid and flu symptoms. Given that the treatment and management is different, it would be very helpful to identify which disease is causing your … Read more
The Sofia rapid antigen test is read by a Fluorescent Immunoassay analyzer rather than by viewing it yourself and deciding if the test is positive. This makes it a more … Read more
It takes ~15 minutes for the results to become available
We use anterior nasal swab which is more comfortable and safer than the nasopharyngeal swab that is used with standard PCR testing.