U.S. FDA cleares the first home flu and Covid test — but its maker just declared bankruptcy

The FDA has cleared the first home flu and Covid test — but its maker just declared bankruptcy The FDA's authorization of the first at-home test that can detect flu and Covid-19 came just days after the test's maker, Lucira, filed for bankruptcy. Brittany Trang STAT

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the first at-home test that can detect flu and Covid-19 — but for the test’s maker, Lucira, the long-anticipated authorization may have taken too long. The company filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 22, directly blaming the “protracted” FDA authorization process for the over-the-counter combination test for its financial troubles.

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