Opinion: Home testing for Covid-19 will provide the combination to unlock the U.S.
As the government struggles to help Americans move from lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders to a “new normal,” home testing for Covid-19 needs to be an important part of whatever plan emerges.
The home test that’s needed is a rapid, highly effective combination antigen-antibody test with embedded technology to enable seamless, confidential contact tracing. The antigen assay would let users know if they are currently infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The antibody assay would tell them if they had been infected in the past, possibly without knowing it.
