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Some at-home COVID-19 test kit expiration dates extended
Josslyn Howard
Some at-home COVID-19 test kit expiration dates extended
ON AT HOME. COVID TESTS USED TO MAKE SURE YOUR RESULTS ARE. YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR TEST NOT EXPIRED. AN EASY WAY TO DO IS JUST CHECK YOUR BOX FOR AN EXPIRATION OR A USE BY DATE. BUT IF THAT DATE HAS PASSED. DON바카라 게임 웹사이트T STILL BE STILL QUICK TO THROW IT OUT. A TEST IS MADE AND THEY PUT AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT. THEY GET MORE DATA ABOUT ITS STABILITY AND AS FAR AS EXPIRATION IS CONCERNED, IF PRODUCT TESTS LATER PROVE THE SHELF LIFE IS LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY PRINTED, THE MANUFACTURER CAN REQUEST THE FDA AN EXTENDED EXPIRATION. THEY ARE EXTREMELY USEFUL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OR IF YOU ARE GOING TO MEET OR LARGE GROUP. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN GET SEVERE INFECTION. ABOUT HALF OF THE AT HOME COVID TESTS APPROVED BY THE FDA HAVE AN EXTENDED DATE NOW. THIS SOME TESTS TO REMAIN ON THE SHELF AT SMITH GIRLS PHARMACY IN LANCASTER. EYE HEALTH IS ONE OF THE BRANDS THAT THE FDA HAS EXTENDED. SO IF WE TAKE A LOOK ON THE BACK HERE IT SAYS TO USE BY JULY SECOND OF 2022. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LOT NUMBER THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S WHAT YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트RE GOING TO LOOK UP ON. THE FDA바카라 게임 웹사이트S WEBSITE. WHEN YOU LOOK THAT UP, YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트LL SEE THAT THIS ACTUALLY EXPIRES NEXT MONTH. SO WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE US TO. BUT DR. JOHN GOLDMAN WITH UPMC SAYS IF THE TEST EXPIRATION DATE HAS PASSED AND THE FDA HAS NOT EXTENDED IT, DON바카라 게임 웹사이트T RELY ON IT. USUALLY THE TESTS LOSE THEIR SENSITIVITY. THEY GIVE FALSE NEGATIVES MORE FREQUENTLY. NOW, IF YOU BOUGHT THE TEST DIRECTLY FROM THE VENDOR, THEY MAY SEND YOU A MESSAGE WITH A NEW EXPIRATION DATE. BUT IF YOU BOUGHT IT FROM A THIRD PARTY VENDOR LIKE A DRUGSTORE, YOU DO NEED TO CHECK FOR YOURSELF THE BEST PLACE TO DO THIS IS ON THE FDA바카라 게임 웹사이트S WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THE FDA바카라 게임 웹사이트S LIST OF EXTENDED AT HOME COVID TESTS ON M
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Some at-home COVID-19 test kit expiration dates extended
Josslyn Howard
At-home COVID-19 tests are good to have on hand as viruses are spreading.It's also important to know if the tests are still accurate. You're encouraged to check the expiration or use-by date. But even if that date has passed, don't be too quick to throw it out. "The test is made, and they put an expiration date on it. They get more data about its stability as far as expiration is concerned," said Dr. Mohammad Ali, with Penn State Health.If product tests later prove the shelf life is longer than originally printed, the manufacturer can request the Food and Drug Administration approve an extended expiration date. About half of the at-home COVID-19 tests approved by the FDA have an extended expiration date. "They are extremely useful, especially if you have symptoms or if you are going to meet somebody or a large group where there are people who can get severe infection," Ali said."We strongly encourage home testing," said Dr. John Goldman with UPMC.But Goldman said if the test's expiration date has passed and the FDA has not extended it, don't rely on it. "Usually, the tests lose their sensitivity. They give you false negatives more frequently," he said.If you bought a test directly from the vendor, it may send a message with a new expiration date. But if you bought a test from a third-party vendor, like a drug store, you need to check for yourself. The best place to do this is on the FDA website.Watch the video above for the full story.

At-home COVID-19 tests are good to have on hand as viruses are spreading.

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It's also important to know if the tests are still accurate.

You're encouraged to check the expiration or use-by date. But even if that date has passed, don't be too quick to throw it out.

"The test is made, and they put an expiration date on it. They get more data about its stability as far as expiration is concerned," said Dr. Mohammad Ali, with Penn State Health.

If product tests later prove the shelf life is longer than originally printed, the manufacturer can request the Food and Drug Administration approve an extended expiration date.

About half of the at-home COVID-19 tests approved by the FDA have an extended expiration date.

"They [at-home tests] are extremely useful, especially if you have symptoms or if you are going to meet somebody or a large group where there are people who can get severe infection," Ali said.

"We strongly encourage home testing," said Dr. John Goldman with UPMC.

But Goldman said if the test's expiration date has passed and the FDA has not extended it, don't rely on it.

"Usually, the tests lose their sensitivity. They give you false negatives more frequently," he said.

If you bought a test directly from the vendor, it may send a message with a new expiration date. But if you bought a test from a third-party vendor, like a drug store, you need to check for yourself.

The best place to do this is on the .

Watch the video above for the full story.