FDA Approves OTC Coronavirus Home-Sample Collection Kit

December 21, 2020 14:20:34

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved the first over-the-counter (OTC) home-sample collection kit for the coronavirus. The coronavirus test collection kit — LabCorp Pixel kit — is permitted for use by people aged 18 years and above and can be used without a prescription. The testing kit includes a nasal swab, which will be used to collect a sample at home. The self-collected sample can then be sent out to be tested at LabCorp.

Test users will then receive their test results either through an online portal, a phone call from their health-care provider or email. If test results are…

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