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  • FDA authorizes first coronavirus test collected at home

    04/21/2020 8:44:42 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 15 replies
    The Hill ^ | 04 21 2020 | Peter Sullivan
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced that is authorizing the first coronavirus test that allows patients to collect samples at home themselves. The FDA said the emergency authorization would make coronavirus testing easier and smoother by allowing some patients to collect their test samples without having to leave home. The patients, after using the nasal swab, would then mail the sample to LabCorp, the company that makes the test, to be tested. “With this action, there is now a convenient and reliable option for patient sample collection from the comfort and safety of their home,” FDA Commissioner...