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I did an at home self-test in summer. I believe it was advertised as FDA approved. Now I'm not sure if it was FDA approved at all or FDA approved but not for se

I did an at home self-test in summer. I believe it was advertised as FDA approved. Now I'm not sure if it was FDA approved at all or FDA approved but not for self-testing at home. EDIT: I looked it up, it says: "In compliance with the strict guidelines of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)"[1]. So, not exactly FDA approved I guess... [1] "In Übereinstimmung mit den strengen Richtlinien der Food and Drug Administration (FDA)" https://www.centogene.com/covid-19/test-fuer-zuhause-kaufen.html https://www.centogene.com/covid-19/test-fuer-zuhause-kaufen....

neuronic 6y ago
This is a normal PCR test that you send in. It's the same as the ones you do in hospitals or airports and not a rapid-testing kit which delivers results within minutes on your couch. With the massive downside that it still requires professional handling to get a decent swab which most of the people aren't trained for, thereby likely skewing the results (shitty swab = no detection). In fact, this very same company has a testing center at Hamburg Airport. (this is a very nice product by the way and certainly helpful aside from the cost, but it just isn't the same category of test which this post refers to).