Health regulators say it's the first over-the-counter test that can detect Influenza A and B as well as COVID.
Sick and wondering if you may have either COVID-19 or the flu? A new test cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration promises to tell you just that.
"Today's authorization of the first OTC test that can detect Influenza A and B, along with SARS-CoV-2, is a major milestone in bringing greater consumer access to diagnostic tests that can be performed entirely at home," said Jeff Shuren, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in aThe agency added that it is committed to expanding the availability of at-home tests that can detect contagious respiratory viruses.
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