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 The BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test, which was authorized by U.S.
regulators in August, also automatically reports results to federal
and state public health authorities.
"One of the unique things about this test is that it's really the
very first test to actually have an interpreted digital result,"
said Dave Hickey, president of Becton Dickinson's life sciences
business.
Other at-home tests generally require results to be submitted for an
in-person review.
Becton Dickinson plans to add further distribution partners
alongside Amazon as sales of the test ramp up, said Hickey, adding
that the company has the capacity to make 12 million rapid tests per
month across all of its test types.
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 Rapid tests have been in
increasingly short supply in recent months as
U.S. employers and schools have rushed to stock
up. The White House in September said it planned
to mandate weekly testing for unvaccinated staff
at businesses with more than 100 employees.
The BD Veritor at-home test will retail for
around $40 for a packet of two tests. Amazon,
which has a testing partnership with the U.S.
government, is selling the two-pack for $26.50.
(Reporting by Carl O'Donnell; Editing by Jan
Harvey and Bill Berkrot)
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