The First COVID-19 Breathalyzer Test Is Coming to the U.S.
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English - April 20, 2022 11:22 - 5 minutes - 9.72 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratingsDaily News News Society & Culture spokenlayer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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COVID-19 testing has become more convenient and accessible, but with the pandemic still causing more than 30,000 new infections in the U.S. on average each week, having more ways to detect SARS-CoV-2 can go a long way toward eventually containing COVID-19.
On April 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took an important step in that direction by authorizing the first breath-based test for the disease.