FDA authorizes first prescription antibody test to collect blood sample at home
The Food and Drug Administration today authorized for emergency use the first prescription antibody test that allows individuals to collect a finger-stick dried blood sample at home for analysis at a Symbiotica laboratory when a health care provider deems it appropriate.
The COVID-19 Self-Collected Antibody Test System can help identify individuals with an adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2, indicating recent or prior infection.
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