Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it's still too risky. After a botched rollout, testing in the U.S. has ramped up thanks to high-volume testing machines and new rapid tests.
WASHINGTON — Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it's still too risky.
Still, testing continues to be constrained by shortages of medical supplies like gloves, masks and swabs. And the widespread drive-thru testing proposed for parking lots at chains like Walmart, Walgreens and Target has barely gotten off the ground.FASTER RESULTS “Essentially all of the reactions are squeezed into a little cartridge, so it's a very nice, self-contained system.” said Dr. Bobbi Pritt, lab director at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Health officials warn a number of things could go wrong if consumers try to swab, store and ship their own samples, potentially resulting in testing errors and undetected infections. Several companies were caught off guard including San Francisco startup Nurx, which initially built its business around prescribing birth control drugs via brief online consultations.
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