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FDA Authorizes First At-Home, OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Test

December 18, 2020 - FDA recently issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC), at-home COVID-19 diagnostics test. The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is a rapid, lateral flow antigen test, which means that it runs a liquid sample along a surface with reactive molecules, FDA stated. The test will detect if SARS-CoV-2 is present in...


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