FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home

Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by fasteddie31003 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:58PM (#25133377)

Finally. Medical experts have been wanting this for a while. Dr. Michael Mina was the first to get my attention on how important at-home-tests could be in curbing covid-19. I just wonder why it took them so long? How bad could the side effects be for a test that is a couple of percentage worse than PCR? I think the FDA was too conservative on their timeline for this when we think of how many people are dying today. I also think the FDA is being too conservative on approving the mRNA vaccines, but that is another can of worms.

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by zwily on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:12AM (#25133429)

This isn’t anything like the cheap tests Mina is advocating for... this test actually has some of electric device that actually runs the test. (The release describes a light going off, but not many details)

It surely must be pretty expensive.

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by SparkyMcUnicorn on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:21AM (#25133473)

Disposable. Less than $50.

https://www.lucirahealth.com/

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by zwily on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @09:22AM (#25137025)

That’s better than I expected - but still a far cry from the pennies-each paper strips that families would use to test everyone every morning before leaving for work/school.

So yes, a big step forward, but not yet what Mina had been advocating.

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by est31 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:03AM (#25133949)

A little-bit-below $50 price range is great as it makes many areas and places able to test, but overall it's still quite expensive. Not everyone is an affluent coastal US developer.

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by eviluncle on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:32AM (#25133550)

You can see it here: https://www.lucirahealth.com/

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by Tepix on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @04:41AM (#25134886)

I've gone through more than one Covid test. I think it will be difficult to get a proper nasal swap by myself.

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Re:FDA authorizes first Covid-19 test for self-testing at home by krolley on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:55AM (#25135793)

Won't the FDA be 'forced' (or rushed) to approve the mRNA Moderna vaccine? I assume this will open the door then for others coming in afterwards.

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