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Big development: The FDA just approved the first at-home coronavirus test. Increased testing capability like this is critical so that we can reopen our economy safely.

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US OKs 1st coronavirus test that allows self-swab at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in...

4:22 PM · Apr 22, 2020

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Fantastic news!

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Still waiting for the wide spread drive-thru testing promised last month...

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$119 per test.

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Just imagine how many lives could have been savedq if

@realDonaldTrump

and the

@GOP

had taken this seriously in DECEMBER when he warned Israel about #COVID19

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Who is paying the $120 cost per test? And why only healthcare workers?

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The cost is $120 per test. Who pays?

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Hey Rob will you publish the death rates by suicide and drug overdose for March and April compared to 2019? It would be an interesting bit of knowledge to see the economic impact of shutdown vs Covid-19.

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Will these have a 15% false negative like the rapid tests Trump has been shilling to pretend we still not millions of tests behind where he said we'd be LAST MONTH?!?! Where Are The Tests? #WhereAreTheTests