On Oct. 4, 2021, ACON Laboratories announced that its Flowflexﾙ COVID-19 Antigen Home Test had been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test is a simple nasal swab test which will soon be available for purchase without a prescription in major retail stores and online. It may be used for self-testing by individuals aged 14 years and older, or with adult-collected nasal swabs from children as young as 2 years old.