The U.S. Food and Drug administration on Tuesday authorized emergency use of the first over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test, which can be used at home.
The test by Ellume offers a nasal swab analyzer that connects to a software application on users’ smartphone, and gives results in 20 minutes.
Anyone above two years of age, including those not showing symptoms, can take the test, the agency said.
The news follows authorization of the first prescription COVID-19 test for home use last month, and of a non-prescription test system allowing a lab to process nasal samples collected at home, last week.
The regulatory nods will help expand Americans’ access to testing, reduce the burden on laboratories and test supplies, and give more testing options, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement.
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