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Lucira Health’s single-use test kit is good for people over 14 years old and will use a self-collected nasal swab. Results are shown within 30 minutes.
The test kit will cost around $50, according to the California-based company, and is expected to be available nationally through health care providers by early spring 2021.
Although a recent string of positive news from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) on potential vaccines has raised hopes of combating COVID-19, testing still is a key factor in controlling the spread of new cases, which have soared across the U.S. this fall.
Fully self-administered test kits could prove to save people time and energy waiting in line for a test and then waiting days for results.
The FDA says it looked forward to working with developers for more at-home test options.
