{"643849":{"#nid":"643849","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"At-home COVID-19 tests could be game changer in fight against virus, researchers say","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESarah Farmer, research scientist in the Center for Advanced Communications Policy, was quoted in the story \u0026quot;At-home COVID-19 tests could be game changer in fight against virus, researchers say,\u0026quot; published and broadcast Feb. 2, 2021 on WSB-TV.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFarmer, who has conducted research regarding the usability of at-home medical technologies, spoke to the potential impact of the approval and wider use of Covid-19 tests that could be performed in homes, rather than at testing sites.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor months, Georgia Tech researchers have been studying usability and accuracy of most home tests seeking FDA approval.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat includes the one from the Australian company Ellume. The U.S. just announced a $231 million deal with Ellume to buy 8.5 million tests by the end of the year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s the convenience, it\u0026rsquo;s the turnaround time. Hopefully there will be more widespread testing. People will maybe be able to test themselves more frequently,\u0026rdquo; Farmer said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/at-home-covid-19-tests-near-fda-approval-could-be-game-changer-fight-against-virus\/R3BPYCT4TVGOLBISPKVLQ5JGQ4\/\u0022\u003EFull article.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35266","created_gmt":"2021-02-03 20:52:17","changed_gmt":"2021-02-03 20:52:17","author":"ifrazer3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Paul S. Goggin","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/at-home-covid-19-tests-near-fda-approval-could-be-game-changer-fight-against-virus\/R3BPYCT4TVGOLBISPKVLQ5JGQ4\/","dateline":{"date":"2021-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"637755":{"id":"637755","type":"image","title":"Sarah Farmer","body":null,"created":"1597153027","gmt_created":"2020-08-11 13:37:07","changed":"1597163490","gmt_changed":"2020-08-11 16:31:30","alt":"Sarah Farmer","file":{"fid":"242557","name":"N20C10302_P62_010rs.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N20C10302_P62_010rs.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N20C10302_P62_010rs.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1047226,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/N20C10302_P62_010rs.jpg?itok=gWGJGxSu"}}},"media_ids":["637755"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"14599","name":"Center for Advanced Communications Policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}