FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For COVID-19 Pool Testing
KDKA's Chris Hoffman has the details on what this means as students will return to schools within the next month.
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FDA authorizes COVID-19 emergency pool testing
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TESTING.NOW THIS MOVE WILL ALLOWMULTIPLE PEOPLE TO BE TESTED ATONCETHE AGENCY ANNOUNCED ANEMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATIONFOR QUEST DIAGNOSTICS ONSATURDAY.THE COMPANY CAN TEST UP TO FOURINDIVIDUALS AT ONCE FOR THECORONAVIRUS.AND THE F-D-A COMMISSIONER SAIDSAMPLE POOLING IS ANIMPORTANT STEP THAT HELPS GETCOVID-19 TESTS TO MOREAMERICANS MORE QUICKLY WHILEPRESERVING TESTINGSUPPLIES.THIS IS THE FIRST COVID-19DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN THE UNITEDSTATES TO BE AUTHORIZED FOR USEWITH POOLED SAMPLES.AND THE RAW SEWAGE AT YOSEMITENATI
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