FDA Issues Revised Reauthorization Of CDC COVID-19 Test, OK’s Change To New York Test
Executive Summary
The US agency issued a revised version of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the CDC’s COVID-19 test on 15 March, and approved an amendment to New York State’s EUA for its assay on the same day.
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