The Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test is authorized for prescription use and doesn’t require test samples to be sent to a lab.
Patients ages 14 and older can self-administer the test using a nose swab. The test can be used on people as young as 8 if the sample is collected by an adult, the FDA said.
The test is intended for people suspected of having COVID-19 by their healthcare provider within the first six days of their symptom onset.
Read the full news release here.
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