UK COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Home Test ‘Expected In Coming Months’
Executive Summary
Recently approved by the UK's MHRA for use by healthcare professionals, Abingdon Health's AbC-19TM Rapid Test is now being trailed with the British public for home use. Abingdon is confident that an MHRA-endorsed COVID-19 home test could be available "in the coming months.”
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