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First COVID-19 At-Home Test That Doesn’t Require A Prescription Authorized By The FDA

Ellume Health’s COVID-19 Home Test isn’t just a relatively fast, accurate and easy-to-administer antigen diagnostic, but it’s also available over-the-counter, which greatly expands public access to such tests.

Ellume Health's COVID-19 At Home Test is the first such test authorized over-the-counter by the FDA.
Ellume Health's COVID-19 At Home Test is the first such antigen test authorized over-the-counter by the FDA. • Source: Ellume Health

The first over-the-counter at-home COVID-19 antigen test has been authorized for marketing by the US Food and Drug Administration. The diagnostic test is considered another major step forward in bringing an end the to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Since the pandemic began, the holy grail for COVID-19 diagnostics tests has hinged on tests that are accurate, fast and easily administered. The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test seems to...

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