New COVID-19 home test authorized, another recalled
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday authorized the emergency use of a new over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test. Unlike most antigen tests for at-home use, the new test does not require serial testing, FDA said. The agency expects the ACON Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test to double the nation’s rapid at-home testing capacity over the next several weeks. The manufacturer plans to produce more than 100 million tests per month by year’s end and 200 million per month by February 2022.
In other news, Ellume on Friday recalled certain lots of its rapid at-home COVID-19 antigen test due to an increased chance of false-positive results.
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