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My RATs are negative but I still think I might have COVID. Should I get a PCR test?

  • Written by Sathana Dushyanthen, Academic Specialist & Lecturer in Cancer Sciences & Digital Health, The University of Melbourne
My RATs are negative but I still think I might have COVID. Should I get a PCR test?Guido Hoffman/Unsplash

You’ve been exposed to COVID and are starting to get symptoms. But after a couple of days of testing with rapid antigen tests (RATs), your tests remain negative.

Mass PCR testing has been scaled back, so in what situations can you get a PCR? And why might it be useful?


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