First EUA In US For OTC Test To Detect COVID-19, Flu, RSV Granted To Labcorp

Agency issued an emergency use authorization to Labcorp for its OTC that detects COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization to Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) for its Seasonal Respiratory Virus RT-PCR DTC test for people with COVID-19 symptoms. It can be purchased OTC online or in stores.

Labcorp’s test which received an EUA on 16 May is the first direct-to-consumer diagnostic the FDA has authorized that allows...

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