DOD Contracts OraSure Rapid COVID-19 Tests For $205M
Executive Summary
The US defense department’s Defense Logistics Agency will distribute the rapid antigen tests to 25,000 locations around the country to help stymie the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.
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