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HHS Invests $6.5M in Aegis Sciences, Sonic Healthcare USA to Expand Coronavirus Testing Capacity

Aug 14, 2020
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NEW YORK — The US Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday that it has awarded $6.5 million to commercial laboratories Aegis Sciences and Sonic Healthcare USA to expand their SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity.

The HHS said that the investments are expected to expand the country's overall testing capacity by 1 million tests a week by October.

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