Wilson, Theodore E.Halverson, Colin2020-07-172020-07-172020-06-16Wilson, T. E., & Halverson, C. (2020). Home testing for COVID-19: Lessons from direct to consumer genetics. Journal of Community Genetics, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00470-81868-310Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/23255This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.On March 11th, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic. Publicly available testing has lagged, and tech entrepreneurs have quickly volunteered to fill this gap. Over the last two decades, genetic testing ordered outside of a clinic and without the involvement of a physician has been a way for the average individual to get genetic testing. In this commentary, we discuss the lessons learned from this parallel case from genetics and suggest regulatory caution in establishing direct-to-consumer COVID testing.en-USPublisher PolicyThis article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.COVID-19Genetic TestingDiagnostic TestingCOVID-19 TestingDirect To Consumer (DTC)Article