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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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