FDA authorizes over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for emergency use
Abbott says it will start shipping tests to retailers in the next few weeks.
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Apr 1, 2021, 10:38 AM
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Updated 1,145 days ago
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at-home COVID-19 tests are getting the green light from the Food and Drug
Administration.
Over-the-counter
products from Abbott and Quidel got emergency use authorization on Thursday.
The tests are for asymptomatic people involved with serial
screening and those testing for antigens.
Abbott
says it will start shipping tests to retailers in the next few weeks.
