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The CDC Works to Overhaul Lab Operations After Covid Test Flop

August 21, 2023

Via: Kaiser Health News

In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state’s public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected with the new, rapidly spreading coronavirus. But, […]


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Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?

February 10, 2023

Via: Kaiser Health News

Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, first declared in early 2020 in response to the pandemic, is set to […]


Regulatory

FDA grants EUA to Acon Laboratories’ Covid-19 antigen home test

October 5, 2021

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Acon Laboratories’ Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test. Flowflex is an over the counter (OTC) antigen test, which uses nasal swab specimens from individuals suspected of active […]


Regulatory

HHS launches pilot program in five states using rapid Covid test deployed by NBA

November 19, 2020

Via: CNBC

The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it has launched a pilot program with five states to introduce a rapid, point-of-care Covid-19 test, using the same diagnostics the National Basketball Association employed to finish its season. The pilot […]