Rapid tests for Covid, RSV and the flu are available in Europe. But experts say the FDA's lengthy regulatory process and concerns about people being able to self-test properly have stalled an important public-health tool in the U.S.
Sander Brus didn't expect a photo of his friend's grandfather's flu diagnosis to go viral. But when he shared the image on Twitter in December, he was bombarded with messages, he said.
Dr. Susan Butler-Wu, an associate professor of clinical pathology at the University of Southern California, said rapid tests for multiple viruses are"the way of the future," and would help more people get access to the appropriate treatments. But the U.S. has historically fallen behind Europe in terms of authorizing new diagnostics, she said.
The agency pointed to one roadblock, though: At-home flu tests have traditionally required people to swab high up in their nose, which usually means that a clinician should administer them. “It’s taken a very long time in the past to get new self-tests authorized, like HIV tests or even pregnancy tests," he said."They’ve taken years and years and years and years. We have a pretty conservative regulatory approach."“We know that Americans can swab their nose because it’s been done millions and millions and millions and millions of times now for Covid," he said.
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