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Ortho becomes second to receive EUA for COVID-19 antibody assay

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April 16, 2020 1:30 AM UTC
Updated on Apr 16, 2020 at 4:28 AM UTC

Ortho has become the second company after Cellex to receive Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for a COVID-19 antibody assay.

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc.’s test can be run on its VITROS systems. The company said that it has shipped a limited quantity of tests to high priority areas, and expects full production in the coming weeks. The company plans to have several million tests manufactured over the next month...