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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    FDA approves first at-home COVID test: About $30 each, no prescription

    The FDA just issued an emergency authorization for an at-home rapid COVID-19 test. People can do it themselves without a prescription. Results come in 20 minutes. The tests are expected to cost around $30.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 16, 2020 • 10m Listen

    The FDA just issued an emergency authorization for an at-home rapid COVID-19 test. People can do it themselves without a prescription. Results come in 20 minutes. The tests are expected to cost around $30.

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    2. 12:32Construction workers have highest asymptomatic COVID positivity rates, Curative study finds
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    4. 30:32Certain animals are getting COVID. Minks are particularly susceptible
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    3 of 5
    COVID among construction workers
    1. 0:00ICU capacity is dropping to zero in some places. How hospitals are adapting
    2. 12:32Construction workers have highest asymptomatic COVID positivity rates, Curative study finds
    3. 20:21FDA approves first at-home COVID test: About $30 each, no prescriptionYou’re reading this
    4. 30:32Certain animals are getting COVID. Minks are particularly susceptible
    5. 39:45When creating the perfect holiday cookie box, don’t mix savory and sweet
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