The change expands the approved age range to include individuals 14 years of age and older for the OraQuick HIV Self-Test. Previously the test was approved for use in those 17 and older.
According to the most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, it is estimated that 19 percent of new HIV diagnoses in the United States were among young people aged 13 to 24, and only 6 percent of high school students have ever been tested for HIV. Almost half of young people with HIV do not know that they have it.
