FDA approves 1st at-home flu/COVID-19 test kit
The FDA says the accuracy for flu samples are higher than 90%.
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Feb 27, 2023, 5:32 PM
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4h agoAmericans can soon swab their nose to test for both COVID-19 and the flu at
home.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first home test
that can differentiate between influenza A, influenza B and
COVID-19.
The FDA says the accuracy for flu samples are higher than 90%.
For COVID-19 samples, it is higher than 88%.
The kit will be
sold over the counter, but there is no word on a cost.
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