Becton Dickinson: HHS to Buy Veritor Plus Systems, SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits
July 15 2020 - 7:47AM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
Becton Dickinson & Co. Wednesday said the U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services will use its products to expand access
to rapid point-of-care testing for Covid-19.
The Franklin Lakes, N.J., medical-technology company said HHS
has committed to buy 2,000 BD Veritor Plus Systems, along with
750,000 SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kits, in a bid to expand testing
through a broad, decentralized network.
Becton Dickinson said distribution will begin next week.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this month granted
Becton Dickinson an emergency-use authorization for the BD Veritor
Plus System for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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July 15, 2020 07:32 ET (11:32 GMT)
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