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FDA authorizes cheap rapid at-home COVID-19 tests

Engadget – “The details on COVID-19 at-home testing are changing, and in a way that could have a major impact on our ability to deal with the pandemic. The FDA has now authorized multiple rapid tests for over the counter use (meaning, without a prescription or doctor pre-approval) to screen people who don’t have symptoms of the disease. According to the FDA, “The addition of the OTC and POC tests for screening will give schools, workplaces, communities and others several options for serial screening tests that are accurate and reliable.” The first tests cleared for at-home screening are the Quidel QuickVue and Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test. They had already received authorization for testing of people who already show symptoms, but now they’re approved to do routine screening on a regular basis of people who don’t show any symptoms. They can also be used to get negative results before people return to school or work and are around others…”

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