--- title: FDA Authorizes COVID-19 At-home Rapid Test description: The FDA approved a new over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test to increase customer testing during the pandemic. The home test provides results in a little image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/covid%20home%20test%20B.jpg --- ![FDA Authorizes COVID-19 At-home Rapid Test](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/covid%20home%20test%20B.jpg) # FDA Authorizes COVID-19 At-home Rapid Test - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - FDA Authorizes COVID-19 At-home Rapid Test [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 10/14/2021 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/fda-authorizes-covid-19-at-home-rapid-test#postComment) 1 Minutes *1 minute read* The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test to increase customer testing during the pandemic. The Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test can provide results in a little as 15 minutes. A COVID-19 antigen test can detect specific proteins in the virus by testing the nasal fluid or a saliva sample. Most at-home antigen tests are authorized for serial testing, which tests the same individual more than once within a few days. The Flowflex’s authorization will boost the availability of rapid at-home tests and double at-home testing in the U.S. Availability and pricing of at-home COVID-19 tests may vary, check your major local retailer. To learn more about self-testing and reporting results, visit the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/self-testing.html). [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-fda-at-home-rapid-covid-test.pdf) for more details. 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