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More Than A Year Into The Pandemic, You Can Finally Now Test Yourself From Home An employee of a new Lufthansa corona quick test center shows the test device to the camera at the airport in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2020. Matthias Schrader/AP At-home COVID-19 tests are now for sale at local pharmacies. And while it may feel like quick, at-home testing is available a year too late, experts say if it catches on, this kind of testing could be a crucial tool to finally bringing an end to the pandemic. Rapid antigen tests, as they’re called, can quickly detect the presence of molecules found on the surface of the COVID-19 virus. At-home versions made by Abbott, Quidel and Ellume just recently hit the market. The tiny Cambridge-based start-up E25Bio has an application pending with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and hopes to be joining those ranks soon.

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