Abbott to ship portable, 5-minute coronavirus tests nationwide
Abbott is launching a rapid coronavirus test able to deliver positive results in as little as five minutes from a small tabletop box. The company’s ID NOW diagnostic can be run just about anywhere and has been widely used to process quick strep throat and flu tests.
The FDA granted the system an emergency authorization for use against COVID-19, and Abbott is ramping up production with plans to deliver 50,000 tests per day starting next week. Abbott previously received FDA approval for a high-throughput COVID-19 test on its m2000 RealTime hardware. Between the two systems, the company aims to produce about 5 million tests in April.
