antigen testing

Abbott scores EUA for at-home COVID-19 antigen testing kit

By Laura Lovett 02:02 pm December 17, 2020

Abbott landed an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a new at-home coronavirus antigen test where users can perform the test on themselves via digital guidance and get results in 20 minutes. The test, priced at $25, is prescription based. This isn't the first EUA for the testing product, known as BinaxNOW. However, the tool's first authorization designated that medical personnel conduct the...

Disadvantaged groups may not be able to access COVID-19 antigen tests online

By Tammy Lovell 12:21 pm June 9, 2020

A credit reference database check requirement may exclude disadvantaged groups from ordering the UK government’s coronavirus test online. Under the test and trace system, people with symptoms of the virus are able to apply on the NHS website for an antigen test to be posted their homes. Although the applying for a home testing kit does not require a credit check, the process uses the credit check...