With $10 billion in federal funding supporting school screening, labs, vendors, and various other institutions are ramping up efforts to roll out K-12 testing programs.
The program, which will provide supplies of rapid, at-home antigen tests, aims to determine if frequent self-testing can reduce community transmission of the virus.
The test is the fourth rapid, antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 by Quidel to receive EUA from the FDA. It received the first EUA for a rapid, COVID-19 antigen test last May.
The firm's over-the-counter claim submission is delayed because it has been unable to find the required number of positive cases among asymptomatic people.
