FDA Panel Backs Eased HIV Test Regs
Executive Summary
A US FDA advisory committee said the agency should move forward with a proposal to down-classify some types of HIV tests, but panelists said the agency’s planned special controls might be too stringent to encourage innovation in the space.
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