This could help the backlog of coronavirus testing—eventually. ‘
On Tuesday, the Federal Drug Administration approved the first at-home test, reports STAT News. There is a small catch, however.
Most people will have to wait a while to get one of the kits made by LabCorp. Health care workers and first responders will be the first to gain access to this test per the AP.
According to reports, the tests will cost $119 each, but the overall good news is that it will be available to the general public. Those who purchase the tests will swirl a Q-Tip-style swab (not the longer swabs) in each nostril to collect a sample.
FDA Chief Stephan Hahn released a statement, “We worked with LabCorp to ensure the data demonstrated from at-home patient sample collection is as safe and accurate as sample collection at a doctor’s office, hospital or another testing site.”
The LabCorp kits are now the only ones with that approval, which clears up the confusion with others that claim to have been approved by the FDA.
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What hasn’t been approved yet is Hydroxychloroquine. That has yet to go through the testing phases to get approval, however, but hopefully sometime next year that will also be approved by the FDA. Pres. Trump swears by it, but if everyone were trying to get it, the people that need it most would suffer.
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This piece was written by Wayne Dupree on April 21, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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