Coronavirus News: Schumer wants FDA to crack down on at-home COVID-19 tests

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Sunday, April 26, 2020
Schumer wants FDA to crack down on at-home COVID-19 tests
Sen. Charles Schumer wants the FDA to crack down on at-home coronavirus and antibody testing kits sold on the internet.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Sen. Charles Schumer wants the FDA to crack down on at-home coronavirus and antibody testing kits sold on the internet.



He says they are untested and unregulated and could give people who use them a false sense of security.



Last week, the FDA authorized an at-home coronavirus test kit for the first time.



The LabCorp Pixel home collection kit was developed with the FDA, which says it will be available in the coming weeks.



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