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Coverage dated February 24, 2023

FDA Authorizes First Combination Flu-COVID Test for Home Use

Headline from NBC4 Washington

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.

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  1. Winchester Star

    FDA authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use (opens Winchester Star)

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    The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a

  2. NBC4 Washington

    FDA Authorizes First Combination Flu-COVID Test for Home Use (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.

  3. Fox7 Austin

    FDA approves combination flu-COVID test for home use (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    This is the first home test for the flu.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    FDA authorizes first at-home test that can detect both flu and Covid-19 (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Jen Christensen, CNN If you’ve got a fever and a cough, you don’t necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if it’s the flu or Covid-19. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized what it says is the first at-home test that can tell users if they have

  5. Washington Post

    First combination home test for flu and covid cleared by the FDA (opens Washington Post)

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    The Food and Drug Administration said the test is for people with symptoms of a respiratory tract infection, including covid-19.

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    FDA authorizes first at-home test that can detect both flu, COVID-19 (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — If you’ve got a fever and a cough, […]

  7. Delaware Public Media

    FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

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