The FDA authorized the first over-the-counter at-home test that can detect both the flu and COVID-19.
for the Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test, a single-use test kit “that provides results from self-collected nasal swab samples in roughly 30 minutes.”
No prescription is needed for the test, which is performed using nasal swab samples self-collected by people ages 14 years and older or collected by adults for individuals 2 years of age and older.Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, called the authorization "a major milestone in bringing greater consumer access to diagnostic tests that can be performed entirely at home.
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