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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first home test using a saliva sample to detect the new coronavirus on Friday, after authorizing tests beginning with homemade nose samples, AFP reports, quoted by Agerpres.
The emergency permit was issued for a Rutgers University laboratory. Patients may request to be sent to them prooftheThey will receive a kit at home, then take their own saliva and send it to the laboratory for analysis.
“This is a new option for simple, safe and practical sampling without the need to go to a doctor, hospital or test site.“a saying FDA Director Stephen Hahn.
The FDA has authorized 80 tests to date, most in public and private laboratories and research centers.
On April 20, the agency authorized one of the largest laboratory chains in the United States, LabCorp, to analyze samples taken from patients’ homes, after laboratories demonstrated that the quality of the test is equivalent to of laboratory tests. which means that the samples did not degrade during transport.
