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• Abbott received a CE mark for asymptomatic testing and self-swabbing using its Panbio COVID-19 Ag test to detect SARS-CoV-2. Abbott has shipped 200M test to 120 countries globally
• The test is approved with a patient-friendly and minimally invasive nasal swab- i.e. patients can self-administer sample collection under an HCP’s supervision and delivers results in 15mins
• The test has demonstrated 93.8% sensitivity & 100% specificity in asymptomatic people with high viral loads. Additionally- Abbott will offer the NAVIC mobile app allowing people to display negative results for proof of testing and Sympheos for surveillance management to understand epidemiological trends

 ­ Ref: PRNewswire | Image: abbott