evidence: The swabs that gave COVID-19 testing its reputation are the nasopharyngeal swabs. Although these are considered the "gold standard" of testing, they are undeniably uncomfortable. [...] So from late March and into April, organisations including the US Food and Drug Administration and US Centers for Disease Control, and Australia’s Public Health Laboratory Network, announced they would move away from the deeper nasopharyngeal swabs to using nasal swabs for this type of testing. [...] Comparative studies show throat/nasal swabs are as sensitive as nasopharyngeal to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.