FDA approves at-home COVID-19 testing kit

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 diagnostic at-home test.

The “all-in-one” test kit gives results in as little as 30 minutes.

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And i'm patrece dayton.

Americans now won't need to leave their homes... wait in line for hours for a test... and stand by for days not knowing if they are positive.

The f-d-a has issued what's called an "emergency use authorization" for the first covid-19 diagnostic at-home test.

News 10's dominic miranda spoke with a local pharmacist about the breakthrough.

He explains how the test will work.

Do} this is the very first fda approved at home self testing kit for covid-19.

The "all-in-one" test kit gives results in as little as 30 minutes i spoke with the owner of vigo health pharmacy here in terre haute alpesh patel.

He explained to me why this will be so beneficial.

The lucira covid-19 all in one test kit can be completed entirely at home.

From getting the test sample, to the results, patel says it's incredibly easy to use.... but it must be prescribed by a health care provider.

"it's not like everybody can just get one.

Your doctor has to determine if someone is quarantined at home, then they will give you a prescription."

Patel says this testing kit can help identify positive cases quicker, and do so in an isolated environment.

He says this can help businesses stay open with less issues, and help schools stay better protected from any spread.

"every hospital and doctors office will keep checking patients with covid testing.

With this one, before you go somewhere, you've already tested yourself and you know if you're infected or not.

So it really helps so you can isolate from the general population" patel says this will allow the appropriate social distancing and contact tracing to happen quicker.... rather than waiting 2-3 days for results he does have some advice for those who use the at home test.

"it is very essential to report the results to the state and take action."

Domini} again... this at home test must be prescribed to you by a health care provider.

But patel says this is another measure to mitigate the spread of covid-19 while we wait for a vaccine to become widely available.

In terre haute i'm dominic miranda news 10