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FDA Approves First At-Home Coronavirus Test

NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first authorized at-home coronavirus test. The test will be made available first to health care workers and first responders, and is expected to go on sale for consumers in most states within weeks.

The test, called the Pixel, is a nasal swab kit developed and sold by LabCorp. Patients will collect their own samples using a special sterile swab provided in the kit and then send it in to one of the company's labs for analysis.

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