![A COVID-19 home test in the U.S. comes with a swab to swirl in the nostrils. But some users say they](https://i0.wp.com/media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/01/11/throat-swab-getty-1229237556_wide-c1db9e51dfb5286c9014715e0ca00127b04f67b8.jpg?w=705&ssl=1)
The FDA-authorized tests call for a nasal swab. Some doctors are tweeting that they’re doing a throat swab too — though they don’t recommend this step to the public. Here’s a look at the swab debate.
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