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Thermo Fisher Coronavirus Test Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization

Mar 14, 2020
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This article has been updated with additional information from Thermo Fisher Scientific.

NEW YORK – The US Food and Drug Administration on March 13 granted Thermo Fisher Scientific Emergency Use Authorization for an assay to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease COVID-19. The test can now be used by high-complexity CLIA labs for patient testing.

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