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FDA, Abbott Address Accuracy Concerns About SARS-CoV-2 POC MDx Test

May 15, 2020
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NEW YORK – Both Abbott Laboratories and the US Food and Drug Administration released statements Thursday addressing recent concerns raised about the accuracy of Abbott's ID Now point-of-care test.

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