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Breaking News: The maker of a popular rapid Covid test destroyed inventory and laid off workers just weeks before a surging virus drove up demand for tests.

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The maker of a popular rapid Covid test destroyed inventory and laid off workers just weeks before a surging virus drove up demand for tests.

Friday, August 20, 2021 3:15 PM EST

Steps that Abbott Laboratories took to eliminate its stock of BinaxNOW rapid tests and wind down manufacturing are proving untimely — hobbling efforts to expand screening.

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