The FDA Has Approved The First At-Home COVID-19 Test

The FDA has announced they have approved the first COVID-19 test that can be used at home.

They shared information about the product, saying, "Today, we issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first #COVID19 diagnostic test that allows for self-collection & testing at home and provides test results in 30 minutes or less. The test kit for home use is available by prescription only."

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In the statement on their website, they add, "In 30 minutes or less, the results can be read directly from the test unit’s light-up display that shows whether a person is positive or negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus."

The product will be a Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit test. Patients 14 years and older who are suspected of having coronavirus can use the self-collected nasal swab samples.

They add that the test will also be used in point-of-care settings like doctor’s offices, hospitals, emergency rooms, or urgent care centers.