Cue Health Drafted as a Presenting Sponsor
of MLB's Friday Night Baseball Games on Apple TV+
NEW
YORK and SAN DIEGO,
April 1,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cue Health Inc. ("Cue") (Nasdaq:
HLTH), a healthcare technology company, and Major League Baseball
(MLB) today announced a national partnership that expands Cue's
support of the league-wide COVID-19 testing program. As MLB's
trusted at-home testing solution, Cue will provide Major League
Clubs as well as the MLB league office with its integrated care
platform, featuring both the portable and reusable Cue Health
Monitoring System (Reader) and the most accurate* COVID-19
self-test.
Cue's molecular test uses nucleic acid amplification technology
(NAAT) to provide lab-quality results directly to connected mobile
devices in 20 minutes. Cue can detect all known COVID-19 variants
of concern and can be used on people ages 2 years and over, with or
without symptoms.
This new partnership also designates Cue as a presenting sponsor
of "Friday Night Baseball" on Apple TV+(r).
"Major League Baseball, like other world-class organizations,
continues to turn to Cue for testing when the stakes are high and
when accuracy, speed, and reliability cannot be compromised," said
Ayub Khattak, co-founder and CEO of
Cue Health. "During their 2022 season, we will once again serve as
MLB's trusted at-home COVID-19 testing platform, providing the
league with Cue's actionable health information in real-time so
players, teams, umpires, and officials can have the highest degree
of confidence in the safety of their sport."
"After a great experience with Cue Health during the 2021 season
and Postseason, we are thrilled to expand our utilization of the
Cue platform and fully integrate the solution into our health and
safety protocols for the 2022 season," said Jon Coyles, MLB Vice President, Drug, Health and
Safety Programs. "We are highly confident that the speed, accuracy
and portability of Cue's COVID-19 self-test will help maximize our
ability to successfully and safely complete the 2022 season as
scheduled, and protect the health of our players and staff at our
facilities, as well as their family members at home."
"Friday Night Baseball" games will be available to anyone with
internet access across devices where Apple TV+ can be found,
including on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
4K and HD, and on tv.apple.com, along
with smart TVs, gaming consoles, and cable set-top boxes. "Friday
Night Baseball" will include live pre- and postgame shows, and will
be available on Apple TV+ in the United
States, Canada,
Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, South Korea, and the
United Kingdom, and for a limited
time, without the need for a subscription.
"Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ will provide an
exciting viewing experience for fans. Partnering with MLB is
another great opportunity for Cue Health to show millions of
baseball fans why our smart device for your health is a
game-changer," added Nitin Duggal,
Chief Marketing Officer of Cue Health.
MLB's selection of Cue's cutting-edge healthcare technology
demonstrates the league's continued commitment to organizational
health and wellness and to protecting its key constituents during
the pandemic while ensuring continuity of games. Together with Cue,
MLB is able to take its health and wellness beyond Club facilities
and ballparks into the homes of players and staff, while
maintaining connectivity through the Cue Integrated Care Platform
and Cue Dashboard.
In addition to MLB, Cue provides tests to other world-class
organizations including Johns Hopkins Medicine, Mayo Clinic,
Google, and the National Basketball Association (NBA), among many
others. Looking ahead, Cue is working on new diagnostic tests, all
of which will be compatible with the reusable Cue Health Monitoring
System (Cue Reader).
*Based on clinical study results submitted to the U.S. FDA
for other EUA molecular home tests.
About Cue Health
Cue Health (Nasdaq: HLTH) is a
healthcare technology company that makes it easy for individuals to
access health information and places diagnostic information at the
center of care. Cue Health enables people to manage their health
through real-time, actionable, and connected health information,
offering individuals and their healthcare providers easy access to
lab-quality diagnostics anywhere, anytime, in a device that fits in
the palm of the hand. Cue Health's first-of-its-kind COVID-19 test
was the first FDA-authorized molecular diagnostic test for at-home
and over-the-counter use without a prescription and physician
supervision. Outside the United
States, Cue Health has received the CE mark in the European
Union, Interim Order authorization from Health Canada, regulatory
approval from India's Central
Drugs Standard Control Organization, and PSAR authorization from
Singapore's Health Sciences
Authority. Cue was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in
San Diego. For more information,
please visit www.cuehealth.com.
About MLB
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most
historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member
clubs in the U.S. and Canada,
representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by
Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.,
MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the
U.S., Canada and throughout the
world, perpetuating the sport's larger role in society and
permeating every facet of baseball's business, marketing and
community relations endeavors. MLB has consistently been the
most-attended sport in North
America and registered records in games and minutes watched
this season on MLB.TV. With the continued success of MLB Network
and MLB digital platforms, MLB continues to find innovative ways
for its fans to enjoy America's National Pastime and a truly global
game. For more information on Major League Baseball,
visit www.MLB.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding
matters that are not historical facts, may constitute
"forward-looking statements". The words, without limitation,
"anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project,"
"should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions are
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forward-looking statements contain these or similar identifying
words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by
such forward-looking statements as a result of various important
factors, including those related to the expected future diagnostic
test menu and the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section
of the Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March
29, 2022. Any forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are based on the current expectations of Cue's
management team and speak only as of the date hereof, and Cue
specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
These products have not been FDA cleared or approved; but
have been authorized by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization
(EUA). These products have been authorized only for the detection
of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or
pathogens. The emergency use of these products is only authorized
for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist
justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro
diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under
Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21
U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or
authorization is revoked sooner.
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