FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test

Re:FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test by rplnt on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @01:52PM (#25446695)

> why do one that takes multiple days

RNA tests take multiple hours, not days. 4-12 hours is usual, depending on how early in the batch you get swabbed and how often does given place run the tests. Haven't heard about someone waiting more than 24 hours in months, long gone are the problems from spring.

If they take days, it's pointing to insufficient testing capacity and/or infrastructure, not to property of the test.

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Re:FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test by tyre on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @02:06PM (#25446926)

Testing is starting to backlog again. We’re the fastest turnaround PCR public testing company and our turnarounds have crept up over 24 hours in the past two weeks. LabCorp and Quest are in the 5–7 day range in some places.

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