The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test that can be taken at home.
The test, announced Wednesday, would allow people to check themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in saliva collected using a mouth swab.
Ervin "Magic" Johnson, the former NBA Most Valuable Player and HIV/AIDS advocate, called OraQuick a huge milestone in the fight against HIV.
"In the HIV and AIDS fight we needed an in-home kit. Because the stigma behind going to the doctor or to a HIV and AIDS clinic to get a shot, for some people - probably millions of people, they just didn't want to do it," said Johnson.
Johnson, a paid spokesperson for the company, said that in the 21 years since he first announced that he was HIV positive, one of the biggest hurdles in the fight against HIV/AIDS has been getting people tested.
"Now we are going to take that fear of going to a clinic or a doctor away from them," he added.
The test is designed to return a result within 20 to 40 minutes.
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