US FDA authorises Amazon’s Covid-19 test kit

Ecommerce giant Amazon has received the emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Covid-19 test kit made by its subsidiary STS Lab Holdco.

Amazon plans to use the real-time RT-PCR Test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 as part of the company’s overall preparedness and response programme.

Individuals who are permitted to enter Amazon facilities under these health and safety measures will be invited to be tested periodically using the Amazon Test.

The US FDA said in a statement that the “Amazon real-time RT-PCR test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 will be performed at laboratories designated by STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of amazon.com)”.