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Will the new 15-minute COVID-19 test solve US testing problems?

  • Written by Zoë McLaren, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Will the new 15-minute COVID-19 test solve US testing problems?Easy, fast coronavirus testing is critical to controlling the virus.AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 called the BinaxNOW test.

I study public health policy to combat infectious disease epidemics. Testing is one of the most powerful...

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