Latest FDA Guidelines for At-Home COVID Tests Vary Depending on Whether Patients Are Symptomatic

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Here Are The FDA's Guidelines for At-Home COVID Tests

Under current guidelines, those individuals who have been exposed to a patient with COVID are encouraged to test themselves at least three times over a five-day period following that exposure.

With the colder months ahead, Chicago public health officials are warning of a coming uptick in cases of RSV, COVID-19 and influenza, NBC 5's Charlie Wojciechowski reports.any person experiencing COVID symptoms should test themselves immediately, and then adhere to the above schedule for at-home testing.

If a patient without symptoms tests too early, they could potentially get an inaccurate result, according to CDC officials.-While false positives are exceedingly rare on at-home tests, false negatives are possible, according to the FDA.

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