COVID-19: Fingerstick Serology EUA Template Tweaked By FDA

The US agency has updated its emergency use authorization template for developers making home-use coronavirus serology tests that use fingersticks to collect blood samples.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has tweaked its emergency use authorization (EUA) template for developers making home-use COVID-19 serology tests that use fingersticks to collect blood samples.

The template, “Home Specimen Collection Serology Template for Fingerstick Dried Blood Spot,” was updated on 24 March “to add clarity throughout and provide updated recommendations for pre-collection stability,” the...

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