FDA OKs first COVID-19 test that people can use on themselves at home

By Sean Whooley | November 18, 2020

The FDA announced that it issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first at-home, rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test.

A diagnostic designed for self-testing in the home, the Lucira COVID-19 all-in-one test kit is a molecular (real-time loop-mediated amplification reaction) single-use test designed to detect SARS-CoV-2, according to an FDA news release.

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Filed Under: Drug Discovery, Infectious Disease
Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, FDA, Lucira Health

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Sean Whooley is an associate editor who mainly produces work for MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and Drug Delivery Business News. He received a bachelor's degree in multiplatform journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at swhooley@wtwhmedia.com.