The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for the at-home test Lucira as the first over-the-counter, test that detects both COVID-19 and influenza.
but this is just one that is more drug resistant, correct? definitely. which is very concerning, right? in 2015, shigella infections were due to xdr or extensively drug resistant shigella. now we see with an uptick about 5% of those infections are due to this drug resistant form. and with this drug resistant form, you have such anti-microbial resistance that we have no clear recommendation around a treatment paradigm that would effect live i prevent if you had severe complications. otherwise, it is usually a self limited infection and you just do oral rehydration. the. the other thing we want to ask you about this is in it you at home test. this for flu and covid. something we ve been seeing people testing for now that people are back out, you re not seeing much mask wearing, people traveling and what not. how the fda authorized this at home test, how accurate do they seem to be? so these tests are accurate. the best way for people to
Tests for COVID-19 and flu are helpful because both illnesses can be treated with different medications, and those drugs work best when taken as soon as possible after symptoms begin.
With little focus on the explosion of sexually transmitted diseases, companies are moving to market at-home test kits to target more Americans. Are they.