The FDA announced today that certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests under emergency use authorization now have a longer shelf life. Diagnostics made by Abbott, Maxim Biomedical and iHealth Labs all received extensions for their expiration dates. The Abbott BinaxNow COVID-19 antigen self-tests now have a shelf life of 22 months. Previously, the popular test had a […]
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NIH to boost COVID-19 testing capabilities
The National Institutes of Health announced a $129.3 million plan to support scaling and manufacturing for COVID-19 tests. As part of its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, NIH is awarding contracts to nine companies for their technologies that include portable point-of-care tests for immediate results and high-throughput laboratories that can produce results in 24 […]