Care home manager Melissa Jones handles boxes of Innova’s COVID-19 tests in November 2020 in Falmouth, England. AdvertisementFast, cheap and controversialRapid antigen tests are similar to do-it-yourself home pregnancy tests, only Innova’s rely on nasal and throat swabs. An Innova antigen test kit is seen at the National Health Service vaccination center in January in Stevenage, England. AdvertisementResults of the Liverpool pilot project released in December were even less promising, finding that self-administered Innova tests caught just 40% of infections. An Innova COVID-19 test kit returns a negative result in January in Wales.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 28, 2021 12:56 UTC