[mike_d]

> The FDA has recently made clear that no at-home self-collection tests are allowed

I think rightfully so. I was on a government video conference where a doctor showed the current CDC testing procedure, which involves stick a swab in the nose all the way to the back of the throat. They explained that the further the sample is taken from the lungs the less accurate it is.

[sgw928]

For clarity, a 500-patient study in WA (not yet peer-reviewed) showing self-swabbing to be as effective as swabbing by health care workers has prompted FDA to allow patient to self-swab at clinics, just not at home: https://medcitynews.com/2020/03/fda-says-patients-can-self-a...

[anon102010]

Totally false - self swabbing is likely to be pretty accurate - and given current approach of virtually no testing - a much better situation