The test is for those aged 55 and older who are already exhibiting signs and symptoms of the disease, the FDA says.
Leading the charge is a Menlo Park based company called GRAIL, who has helped develop a new blood test, called Galleri, that can detect up to 50 different types of cancer at once- many of which are not routinely checked.
Here's what we know about the first widely available test of its kind that can tell whether someone has been infected with COVID-19 months after the fact.
"We studied over 2,000 patients, and what we've shown consistently is that we can detect cancer recurrence 92% of the time and up to two years earlier than imaging alone," said Natera CEO Steve Chapman.
With more people undergoing elective surgeries, the American Red Cross is dealing with an urgent need for blood donations. Now, they're offering a new service to donors: a chance to find out if they have been infected with Covid-19.
The tests are free to the public and available to anyone regardless of where they reside or their immigration status.