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Abbott Labs seems to be holding the key for testing:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/abbott-abt-earnings-q1-2020.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/abbott-abt-earnings-q1-2020.html
Abbott has launched three coronavirus tests in the United States, including a rapid test that produces results in as little as five minutes and the newly released test that shows if a person has antibodies against the virus. Ford told investors that the company is selling its new antibody test at the same price as its influenza tests.
The company is working with CVS Health to get its tests “outside of the hospital” and into places like urgent-care clinics and nursing homes, Ford said. “Our first phase was to roll this out to ensure the front-line workers were tested and protected. As we start to ramp up manufacturing ... we’ll start to implement those actions into the month of May into June.”
Ford said the company is also working on a fourth diagnostic test for the coronavirus: A “lateral flow” blood test that can provide a diagnosis even more quickly.
“This will allow us to scale up to numbers much more significant,” he said. “This falls in our ability to look at mass testing for the general population. They are on time now and they are almost there.”