What parents need to know about COVID, flu vaccines 02:45. The Food and Drug Administration is making it easier for people to simultaneously test themselves for COVID-19 and the flu at home.

The FDA has authorized the first over-the-counter home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The test was developed by Lucira Health, a California-based company that was also the first to receive FDA approval for at-home rapid COVID tests back in 2020. Sponsor Message Shots - Health News ...

The authorization allows individuals to purchase the test over the counter without a prescription. The home test, which checks for the flu and the COVID-19 virus, uses a swab to collect a sample ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The first fully FDA-approved at-home test kit to combine COVID-19 and flu tests is now available. It’s called the Healgen rapid test. The test kit is approved outside of ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by ...

Americans can soon swab their nose to test for both COVID-19 and the flu at home. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first home test that can differentiate between influenza A ...

The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home test, which can be purchased without a prescription, uses self-collected nasal swab samples and delivers results in about 30 minutes, the agency said.

On Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization to Healgen for their Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test.