Houston Chronicle

Administra­tion buying 8.5M rapid at-home tests

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WASHINGTON — The White House announced Monday it is buying 8.5 million rapid coronaviru­s tests that can be taken at home without a prescripti­on and that yield immediate results.

The $231.8 million contract will allow the Australian company Ellume, which manufactur­ers the tests, to quickly scale up its production and create a manufactur­ing facility in the United States.

Ellume’s home coronaviru­s test was the first overthe-counter, rapid coronaviru­s home test to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administra­tion. It was approved Dec. 15. But the test was expected to be available only in limited quantities.

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