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The funds likely won't roll out on a large scale until fall, raising questions about what demand from schools will be, given vaccinations and falling infection rates.
LGC Biosearch Technologies Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 Test
The PCR test is designed to detect the N gene of the virus in a variety of healthcare provider-collected specimens including anterior nasal swabs.
Building on recently published NIH-funded work on rapid antigen testing, the CDC and NIH have launched a study to evaluating community-wide home testing.
RADx-UP is funding multiple efforts to determine how marginalized groups, such as undocumented immigrants and those in rural areas, can access testing.
NIH, CDC Launch Program to Provide Free Coronavirus Self-Testing
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.