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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 self-collection kit, enabling public health and large private labs to increase access to testing. More...17 Sep 2020
First-in-Class Rapid Diagnostic Test Measures COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibodies in Plasma and Serum
A new rapid diagnostic test is expected to be the market’s first COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test for measuring the levels of functional SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in a lateral flow assay format. More...17 Sep 2020
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