{"id":413148,"date":"2021-01-12T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=413148"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:03:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:03:39","slug":"abbott-announces-fulfillment-of-federal-government-purchase-of-150-million-binaxnow-covid-19-rapid-tests-and-is-now-ready-to-support-commercial-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/abbott-announces-fulfillment-of-federal-government-purchase-of-150-million-binaxnow-covid-19-rapid-tests-and-is-now-ready-to-support-commercial-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott Announces Fulfillment of Federal Government Purchase of 150 Million BinaxNOW\u2122 COVID-19 Rapid Tests and Is Now Ready to Support Commercial Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Abbott will complete the U.S. government order for 150 million BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests this week and will supply 30 million additional tests through March via a new government order<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Company is in final stages of completing its self-funded capacity expansion across U.S. manufacturing sites<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Abbott has the most advanced and comprehensive COVID-19 rapid test portfolio available today, including ID NOW, BinaxNOW, the BinaxNOW at-home test and the NAVICA app<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Workplaces, universities, schools and other qualified organizations that need frequent and affordable testing can now directly procure BinaxNOW tests from Abbott<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>ABBOTT PARK, Ill., <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 12, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Abbott (NYSE: ABT)\u00a0is announcing today the fulfillment of the federal government&#8217;s order of 150 million BinaxNOW<sup>\u2122<\/sup> COVID-19 Ag tests. These rapid tests were distributed through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to states, territories and targeted entities, such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health and hospice agencies, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and the Indian Health Service.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott is also in the final stages of completing its self-funded investment in U.S. manufacturing capacity and is now ready to make tens of millions of BinaxNOW tests available per month for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3034104-1&amp;h=3615136710&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpointofcare.abbott%2Fen%2Fproduct-details%2Fnavica-binaxnow-covid-19-us.html&amp;a=direct+purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">direct purchase<\/a> to organizations including schools, workplaces and pharmacies. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve intentionally developed the most comprehensive COVID testing portfolio and the most advanced family of rapid tests to have the greatest impact we can,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert B. Ford<\/span>, president and chief executive officer, Abbott. &#8220;We&#8217;re pleased to take this next step in making BinaxNOW and NAVICA available to support the opening of organizations, and get them to more places where people need them, such as schools and universities, workplaces and pharmacies.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Wisconsin<\/span> System will be the first customer in the U.S. to secure BinaxNOW at scale, procuring 480,000 tests over six months for use at its universities and branch campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Wisconsin<\/span> System strives to be a national leader in combating COVID-19 and our robust testing strategy is one of our most effective means to do it,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Tommy Thompson<\/span>, president, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Wisconsin<\/span> System. &#8220;We will continue to be aggressive in acquiring and implementing tests at our universities and our partnership with Abbott is key to making this happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the size of a credit card and with no equipment required, Abbott&#8217;s BinaxNOW COVID-19 test \u2013 sold directly to qualified organizations for <span class=\"xn-money\">$5<\/span> per test \u2013 is already the country&#8217;s most widely available and mass-produced rapid test, providing results in 15 minutes and detecting the virus when people are most infectious and therefore at the greatest risk of spreading it to others. An at-home, virtually and digitally guided version of the test is also available at <span class=\"xn-money\">$25<\/span> per test.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott will continue supplying HHS with a total of 30 million tests between now and <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 2021<\/span>. A breakdown of the initial 150 million tests shipped to states, territories and targeted entities via HHS orders can be found <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3034104-1&amp;h=989344523&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fdam.abbott.com%2Fen-us%2Fhomepage%2Fcoronavirus%2Fabbott-fulfillment-of-federal-government-order-by-state-and-quantities.pdf&amp;a=here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>BinaxNOW and NAVICA work together to help organizations perform testing at scale <br \/><\/b>The BinaxNOW test can be paired with the no-charge NAVICA\u2122 app, which was developed by Abbott to allow people who test negative to display that result through a temporary digital health certificate. People who test negative on BinaxNOW can receive a QR code (similar to a mobile boarding pass used to board an airplane) and organizations can scan and verify the information to manage entry into facilities that accept NAVICA. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 2020<\/span>, Abbott has been providing testing for U.S. employees using BinaxNOW and the NAVICA platform. Through the thousands of employees who have been tested, Abbott has gained important insights on managing workflow and how to use NAVICA to allow people to store, access and display their test results,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Mary Moreland<\/span>, executive vice president, human resources, Abbott. &#8220;Our experience shows that large organizations can effectively manage a high-throughput, rapid testing program across multiple sites and in different occupational settings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the pandemic began, Abbott has developed the most advanced and comprehensive portfolio of COVID-19 tests across its testing platforms\u2014from high-throughput molecular tests on its m2000<sup>\u2122<\/sup> RealTi<i>m<\/i>e and Alinity<sup>\u2122<\/sup> m lab-based systems; to serology tests on its Alinity i<sup>\u2122<\/sup> \u00a0and ARCHITECT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> i1000SR and i2000SR instruments; to rapid molecular tests on the ID NOW<sup>\u2122<\/sup> instrument; to rapid antigen test options on BinaxNOW (available in U.S.) and the Panbio<sup>\u2122<\/sup> COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device (available in countries outside the U.S.). <\/p>\n<p>The company will continue to study the role of testing as more becomes known about the long term efficacy of vaccines and how testing can be deployed to track outbreaks and more confidently\u00a0return to group settings.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Rapid Test<br \/><\/b>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3034104-1&amp;h=397246469&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpointofcare.abbott%2Fen%2Fproduct-details%2Fnavica-binaxnow-covid-19-us.html&amp;a=BinaxNOW+COVID-19+Ag+Card\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">BinaxNOW COVID-19 <span class=\"xn-person\">Ag Card<\/span><\/a> is an assay for the qualitative detection of specific antigens to COVID-19 in the human nasal cavity. A simple nasal swab is used to collect specimens from people suspected of having an active infection. <\/p>\n<p>Under FDA EUA, the BinaxNOW COVID-19 <span class=\"xn-person\">Ag Card<\/span> is for use by healthcare professionals and can be used in point-of-care settings that are qualified to have the test performed and are operating under a CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of Accreditation. Within these settings, the test can be performed by doctors, nurses, school nurses, medical assistants and technicians, pharmacists, employer occupational health specialists and more with minimal training and a patient prescription.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Abbott<br \/><\/b>Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 107,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with us at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3034104-1&amp;h=230046217&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abbott.com%2F&amp;a=www.abbott.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.abbott.com<\/a>, on LinkedIn at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3034104-1&amp;h=907812845&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fabbott-%2F&amp;a=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fabbott-%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.linkedin.com\/company\/abbott-\/<\/a>, on Facebook at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3034104-1&amp;h=287951166&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAbbott&amp;a=www.facebook.com%2FAbbott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/Abbott<\/a>\u00a0and on Twitter @AbbottNews.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>The BinaxNOW<sup>\u2122<\/sup> COVID-19 Ag Test Card EUA has not been FDA cleared or approved. 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