Rapid on-site testing helped fend off flu outbreaks and hospitalizations at nursing homes, according to a new study. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health ran the study to learn if rapid flu testing would help nursing home residents. Researchers ran the study at 20 long-term nursing homes from 2016-2019 before the pandemic. In the participating nursing homes, residents who had at least two minor flu symptoms -- like a runny nose, congestion, sore throat, cough or fever -- would be tested.
