COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get rapid results. ‘We need it now’: Experts say at-home coronavirus tests critical to fight 2nd wave The FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold in the country without a prescription.The tests allow users to collect a sample at home, with a nasal swab that is inserted into a test strip.
The results are usually ready within 10 to 20 minutes.Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard told The Associated Press that the expanded testing options would be critical as new virus variants spread and researchers study how long protection from vaccines lasts.“Vaccines are incredibly important but they are not the end-all, be-all to this pandemic,” he told the outlet.