Should you swab your throat when COVID testing at-home? We asked experts to weigh in.

Additionally, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises against swabbing the throat during self-testing—particularly for safety concerns. “Self-collection via throat swab is more complicated and when done incorrectly, can cause harm,” says Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, director and founding dean at the University of California, Irvine Program in Public Health.