The United States Food and Drug Administration authorizes the first COVID-19 test for self-testing at home.

The first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-use at home, which provides rapid results, has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-use at home, which provides rapid results, has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.All-In-One Test Kit, the first COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by California-based company Lucia Health received emergency use authorization by the FDA on Nov. 17, 2020, for home use in individuals older than fourteen suspected of COVID-19 with symptoms like fever, cough, and difficulty in breathing. Individuals can use the test with a self-collected nasal swab. The kit could also be used at hospitals and point-of-care settings, but a healthcare provider should collect samples if the individuals are younger than 14 years.

Jeff Shuren, the director of the FDA's Centre for Devices and Radiological Health, said that the at-home test could be fully self-administered entirely outside of a lab or healthcare setting. The authorization represents a significant step toward the FDA's nationwide response to COVID-19, he added.

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