FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test to Detect Both COVID-19 and Flu

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on July 20, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home test for both the flu and COVID-19, which can have similar symptoms such as cough and fever.

“The test provides independent diagnoses for COVID-19, Flu A, and Flu B,” Lucira Health, the test’s manufacturer, previously announced.