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Quidel’s At-Home COVID-19 Test Gets FDA EUA

March 2, 2021

Quidel has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test.

Patients using the antigen test can collect their own samples at home and do not need to send them off to a laboratory for analysis. The device is authorized for prescription home use with self-collected anterior nasal swabs from patients aged 14 and older or individuals 8 and up whose swabs are collected by an adult.

The test is authorized for patients suspected of COVID-19 infection within the first six days of symptoms appearing.

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