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Abbott to Deploy Rapid COVID-19 Test in NJ

Gov. Phil Murphy says Bergen County selected as first testing site; results delivered in as little as five minutes

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Abbott Laboratories has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the fastest available molecular point-of-care test for the detection of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), delivering positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes. The test will run on the company’s ID NOW platform, providing rapid results in a wide range of healthcare settings such as physicians’ offices, urgent care clinics and ho...

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