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Free COVID tests are back. But there are more accurate tests for sale.

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Taxpayer dollars have flowed largely towards manufacturers of inexpensive rapid antigen tests like Access Bio in New Jersey and iHealth in California , instead of more accurate "molecular" alternatives that the Food and Drug Administration has also greenlighted.

The FDA currently has granted authorization to only four over-the-counter molecular test brands for COVID-19 , the most accurate but also most expensive options.

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English

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57

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