The authorization allows individuals to purchase the test over the counter without a prescription. The home test, which checks for the flu and the COVID-19 virus, uses a swab to collect a sample ...

What parents need to know about COVID, flu vaccines 02:45. The Food and Drug Administration is making it easier for people to simultaneously test themselves for COVID-19 and the flu at home.

The FDA has authorized the first over-the-counter home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

But with three viruses diagnosed in one test, it can clear up whether someone has COVID-19, the flu or RSV; a common confusion over the last two and a half years of the pandemic due to the similar ...

The agency this week authorized the Healgen Scientific's Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test for home use without a prescription. While other at-home combination tests that can detect both ...

The Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization of a COVID-19 and flu test that can be used without a prescription.. The authorization, announced Monday, uses a nasal swab to detect the ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first at-home test that can be used to determine whether a person has the flu or COVID-19. The Lucira test will be sold ...

Since health symptoms for the flu and COVID are similar, the new at-home test will be a "major milestone," said the FDA, however, the test's manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy, leaving its ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA just approved a new at-home test that can tell you if you have COVID-19 or the flu. You can buy it without a prescription at a store.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu on Friday. The FDA said in a release that the test can differentiate between ...

FDA approves first flu and COVID-19 combo home test. KIRO 7 News Staff. Tue, October 8, 2024 at 3:43 AM UTC. ... The home test, which checks for the flu and the COVID-19 virus, ...