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Battle Creek Doctors Get A New Virus Tool
Battle Creek area physicians now have another tool in their COVID-19 medicine chest. It s one of the latest advances in virus testing. This one involves a self-administered test. The Food and Drug Administration is approving emergency use authorization for the latest at-home virus test to be used in the United States.
The “QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test” is designed to make it easy for people to complete a test on their own without a medical observer. The test kit is manufactured and sold by California-based Quidel Corporation.
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It’s good for ages down to as low as 8 years old. The hitch is the kit must be prescribed by a physician. And so far, it is only determined to be accurate if administered within 6 days of the onset of typical virus symptoms. One of the nice things about the test is that the results are determined on the spot within just a few minutes. There’s no need to send a sample somewhere or tak