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"LabCorp's Covid-19 At-Home Test Kit Gets FDA Emergency-Use Authorization
7:34 am ET April 21, 2020 (Dow Jones)
By Colin Kellaher

Laboratory Corp. of America on Tuesday said it received an emergency-use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its at-home test kit for Covid-19.

The Burlington, N.C., medical-testing giant said the authorization permits nasal-swab specimens to be collected at home using the Pixel by LabCorp collection kit if recommended by a healthcare provider after completing a Covid-19 questionnaire.

LabCorp said the self-collection kits will initially be available to healthcare workers and first responders who may have been exposed to Covid-19 or may be symptomatic, adding it plans to make the kits available to consumers in the coming weeks.

The company said enabling individuals to self-administer sample collection will help prevent the risk of transmitting the virus to others and reduce demand for personal protective equipment."