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Biden Admin Pays Ellume $231M To Build COVID-19 US Test Plant

The government seems to be betting the company’s over-the-counter at-home antigen diagnostic test will be a game changer in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

The Biden administration has given Ellume $213.8M to build a factory in the US to produce their at-home OTC COVID-19 test.
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The Biden administration is paying Ellume Health $231.8m to build a factory in the US to boost production of their rapid COVID-19 at-home diagnostic test. Until the factory is built, the US will receive half the tests manufactured by the company in Australia.

In a joint press release from the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services, the US...

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