The FDA on Wednesday opened the door to COVID-19 testing that could be fast, cheap, and handled entirely at home — if companies don't find the rules too burdensome.
Several testing experts, including, said the FDA's move is a step in the right direction and could encourage companies to pursue inexpensive, rapid, at-home tests.
The template also outlines how accurate the tests must be, with slightly lower standards than lab-based tests. Similar rapid tests used to diagnose strep throat miss as many as one in five people who are infected, so physicians normally send a throat culture to a lab to confirm the diagnosis, said Dr. Emily Volk, president-elect of the College of American Pathologists. Such confirmatory testing usually takes several days.
The competition is open until the end of August. About 200 semifinalists will be selected. They'll be winnowed to 20 finalists and then five winners.
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