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Have your COVID-19 rapid tests expired? Don't toss them yet. Federal regulators have extended some tests' expiration dates, meaning certain offerings are now usable for months longer.
First, check to see if the expiration date got an extension by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If it did, that means the test can still produce accurate results. Here’s how to check:
Some households that ordered the COVID-19 antigen tests have expressed concern about receiving kits nearing their expiration date. The test kits are part of the COVID-19 test-distribution program ...
The FDA says shelf life is “how long the test should work as expected and is measured from the date the test was manufactured.” The expiration date is “set at the end of the shelf-life and ...
At-home COVID-19 test kits can expire, so it’s best to check the box for an expiration date, according to experts. But even if the date has passed, your test kit could still be good to use.
A Randox PCR home test kit in the UK, showing the swab, and multi-layer packaging to deliver it to the lab A USPS package containing COVID-19 tests from the fifth round of free US distributions in the fall of 2023, with instructions regarding FDA extensions of test expiration dates. In Hong Kong test subjects can stay home and receive a ...
A NASA illustration of a lateral flow assay. A lateral flow test (LFT), [1] is an assay also known as a lateral flow immunochromatographic test (ICT), or rapid test.It is a simple device intended to detect the presence of a target substance in a liquid sample without the need for specialized and costly equipment.
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