FDA authorizes new COVID-19 at-home test

Mar 21, 2022 - 04:27 PM
Consumers Buy into Genetic Testing Kits. A swab is placing a DNA sample in an open vial from a Genetic Testing Kit with the green vial cap next to it.

The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized for emergency use a new over-the-counter COVID-19 test. The INDICAID COVID-19 Rapid Antigen At-Home Test provides results in about 20 minutes. For more on the test, see the fact sheet for health care providers.

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