FDA Approves First Rapid at-Home Test for Virus

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The FDA has approved the first rapid at-home testing kit for the coronavirus.

According to The FDA:

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular (real-time loop mediated amplification reaction) single use test that is intended to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.

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According to The Daily Wire:

The Lucira test was authorized for home use for anyone 14 and older whose health care provider suspects they have the virus. “It is also authorized for use in point-of-care (POC) settings (e.g., doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms) for all ages but samples must be collected by a healthcare provider when the test is used at the POC to test individuals younger than 14 years old. The test is currently authorized for prescription use only,” the FDA added.

The person taking the test must swirl the self-collected sample swab in a vial. After placing the vial in the test unit, the person should obtain results in 30 minutes or less.

“The test uses technology similar to genetic laboratory-based tests that are the standard tool for COVID-19 screening. That’s different than most rapid tests currently used in the US, which look for viral proteins called antigens — not the virus itself,” the Daily Mail noted.

Lucira states on its website: “In a Community Testing Study, where the Lucira test was compared to a FDA authorized known high sensitivity SARS-CoV-2 test, Lucira achieved a 94% positive percent agreement (PPA) and a 98% negative percent agreement (NPA). Excluding samples with very low levels of virus that possibly no longer reflected active infection, Lucira achieved 100% positive percent agreement.”

Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., the director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, stated, “Today’s authorization for a complete at-home test is a significant step toward FDA’s nationwide response to COVID-19. A test that can be fully administered entirely outside of a lab or healthcare setting has always been a major priority for the FDA to address the pandemic. Now, more Americans who may have COVID-19 will be able to take immediate action, based on their results, to protect themselves and those around them.”

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CaptTurbo
CaptTurbo
3 years ago

I’m sick of the Plandemic and they haven’t even released COVID-21 yet.

Mikey
Mikey
3 years ago
Reply to  CaptTurbo

Amen, brother. Whatever happened to good old fashioned chicken soup and bed rest?

Mikey
Mikey
3 years ago

What this article neglects to mention is that the other kits released for use – in labs by licensed professionals – also are EUA.

Sandra
Sandra
3 years ago

It’s called Lucira.. what does that stand for? Lucifer? No thanks.

DawnieR
DawnieR
3 years ago

Oooooo…..more FAKE ‘tests’! NO THANKS!!

P Miller
P Miller
3 years ago

What they want is your DNA.

D MacKAY
D MacKAY
3 years ago

Just start aksing around if anyone you know who honestly actually and personally knows someone who got Covid or even soeone who died form it.

D MacKAY
D MacKAY
3 years ago

Elon Musk two positive tests and two negative tests on the same day

speedle
speedle
3 years ago

The “office of the President Elect” will shortly issue a statement taking credit for this development.

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