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Check the Expiration Date for Your At-Home COVID-19 Test Please be aware that the product Unique Device Rapid Test for COVID-19: Pros and Cons. Abbott is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by Abbott. WebSince the launch of the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card, Abbott has continued testing for product stability to extend the expiration date and have shared these results with the FDA. q %PDF-1.7
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Our team of researchers have confirmed that our BinaxNOW tests continue to detect the Omicron variant and its sub-variants, including XBB.1.5. Posted on 01/18/2022. Angela Underwood's extensive local, state, and federal healthcare and environmental news coverage includes 911 first-responder compensation policy to the Ciba-Geigy water contamination case in Toms River, NJ. This letter is to notify you the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card product in your possession may now have a longer than labeled product expiry date. endstream <>stream Many tests were being shipped to customers with expiration dates that were only six to nine months out from their initial production date. 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization is revoked sooner. <>stream BinaxNow Antigen Rapid Test Kit Expiration Extension This follows a request by the company to provide a longer shelf life for its test, after it reported stability studies that showed the tests remained accurate and consistent over the longer time period. You should store your test based on the storage instructions on the package,Scuderi said. endstream BinaxNOW To be on the safe side, use a test that has not expired. Check the box for the "Expiration" or "Use By" date. Heres the link that states the expirations dates have been extended to 12 months: https://www.emed.com/hubfs/EUA-abbott-binaxNOW-Rev-2021-04-06.pdf?hsLang=en You can also find this info. 29 0 obj Health Alert Network Message 21-48: Expiration Dates of 41 0 obj Who should use this test? WebA: The results should not be read sooner than 15 minutes and no longer than 30 minutes. BinaxNows storage temperatures are 35.6 to 86 degrees. 53 0 obj Q Dang also confirmed a 15-month shelf life. The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test is a lateral flow immunoassay intended for the qualitative detection of nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2.