Following the CDC announcement that FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 PCR test will be withdrawn at the end of 2021, GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers an analyst's view from Dara Lo, Medical Devices Analyst at GlobalData.

July 27, 2021 — Following the CDC announcement that FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 PCR test will be withdrawn at the end of 2021, GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers an analyst's view from Dara Lo, Medical Devices Analyst at GlobalData.

“This planned withdrawal could mark a bellwether of EUA approved COVID-19 tests coming to an end. This would have a huge impact on the entire COVID-19 testing industry in the U.S., which is currently comprised almost entirely of COVID-19 tests with only FDA EUA approval. In contrast to fully FDA approved medical tests, EUAs are only given during a declared emergency; outside of this, an EUA cannot be given and cannot be used.

“With the significant decline in COVID-19 testing in the US reported in the first half of the year, and the wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines, this state of emergency cannot last forever. Yet, COVID-19 testing will remain paramount in the monitoring of the prevalence of COVID-19, as well as vaccine efficacy. So even when the pandemic passes, COVID-19 tests will still be needed, similar to how influenza testing is regularly used.

“If and when FDA EUA comes to an end, manufacturers of COVID-19 tests will need to seek regular FDA approval, which can require even more clinical evidence than what was required for an EUA.”

For more information: www.globaldata.com

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