Rapid Diagnostics

Business & Lifestyle

FDA fast-tracks 15-minute COVID-19 test

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the authorization of a COVID-19 test that could produce results in less than 15 minutes, the maker of the test said. The FDA granted the emergency use authorization Friday. Abbott Laboratories said the test can produce positive test results in 5 minutes and negative results in 13 minutes. The test is performed on the manufacturer's 7-pound ID NOW platform. "Because of its small size, it can be used in more […]

todayMarch 29, 2020 43