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May 31, 2021 Cover

Volume 99, Issue 20

C&EN tries out the new batch of at-home COVID-19 tests promising quick results with minimal exposure, enabling some people to get back to school and back to work.

Cover image:C&EN tries out the new batch of at-home COVID-19 tests available in the US, which promise quick results while minimizing exposure

Credit: Kim Leeson

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“You want to have something that’s very accessible, inexpensive, deployable, that people can use like brushing teeth.” ”

Bruce Tromberg, director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Over-the-counter COVID-19 tests make big promises. Do they deliver?

C&EN tries out the new batch of at-home COVID-19 tests promising quick results with minimal exposure, enabling some people to get back to school and back to work.

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