FDA Authorizes Inexpensive br Over-the-Counter Rapid COVID-19 Tests.br The FDA has reportedly approved twobr more rapid COVID-19 tests for at-home use. .br QuickVue by Quidel and BinaxNow by Abbott willbr now be available without a prescription. .br The kits include a nasal swab br and test strip which can determinebr results in as little as 10 minutes. .br They will be sold in packs of two inbr order to account for possible false results.br These kits have been on the market for a while, br but they were previously only available to thosebr who were exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.br According to Abbott, the test kits will havebr a price in the “single digits” and be widely availablebr in pharmacies, grocery stores and elsewhere. .br Vaccines are incredibly important butbr they are not the end-all, be-all to thisbr pandemic … We need other tools in ourbr arsenal and the widespread availabilitybr and rapid scale up of tests for peoplebr to use in the privacy of their homes isbr going to be an extraordinary gain, Dr.