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What is the difference between pcr testing and rapid testing?
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Testing for what? PCR test can be rapid too. If you are talking about Covid test, the two terms you mentioned generally mean that PCR is testing for viral nucleic acid test and is definitive. Rapid test usually tests of virus associated protein and is generally a screening assay. Get Covid vaccine and also a HPV vaccine.
Answered 10/6/2021
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