Latest Home-Use COVID-19 Sample Collection Kit Authorized In US Is First Available OTC
Executive Summary
Pixel kit allows users to send nasal swab samples to be tested with LabCorp’s a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test. Health care providers will call consumers who test positive; negative test results will be delivered by email or through LabCorp’s online portal.
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