United Medical Equipment Business Solutions Network Inc. Offers Rapid COVID-19 Test Designed to Identify Infection

Feb 8, 2021

FDA has authorized 225-plus diagnostic tests for COVID-19 since pandemic began
CareStart(TM) COVID-19 antigen test received FDA authorization in July 2020
UME carries CareStart antigen kit, a powerful component of COVID-19 screening process

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has authorized more than 225 diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in an effort to provide growing resources to combat the disease. United Medical Equipment Business Solutions Network (“UME”), a company committed to offering a comprehensive line set of COVID-19 products, recently added one of those tests — the CareStart(TM) COVID-19 rapid antigen kit — to its product line.

“The FDA strongly supports innovation in test development and we have worked tirelessly with test developers to support the shared goal of getting more accurate and reliable tests to Americans who need them,” said Jeff Shuren, MD., J.D. and director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and…

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