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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