COVID-19 Tests Sold OTC By US Doctors Need Approval
Executive Summary
Center for Devices and Radiological Health submitted warnings recently to Trask and Roth, LVWellness & Aesthetics and Physician 360 about a variety of tests offered for sale directly to consumers and promoted as detecting COVID-19 infections.
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