US planning to expand coronavirus testing, Fauci says (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images In Florida cars are lining up for Covid-19 testings once again, amid record hospitalizations, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis downplays the outbreaks severity, blaming media hysteria. Medical personnel conduct Covid-19 testing at a 'drive-through' site in Miami, on August 3, 2021. Other test developers also have seen increased demand. On Friday, an online search for Abbott’s BinaxNOW rapid antigen self-test yielded results to order tests via CVS and Amazon, but the test appears to be out of stock for online orders via Walgreens and Kroger. “Today, BinaxNOW can be found in schools, universities, workplaces, retail shelves across the country, and other settings like nursing homes and assisted living,” said Abbott’s statement. “There will be some supply constraints over the coming weeks as increased capacity comes online. We’re working with our customers to ensure tests get to where they’re most needed and we’re ramping back up, as we did last year,” the statement said. “Today, there are tens of millions of BinaxNOW tests in various settings and supply chains. “We’re seeing unprecedented demand as case rates rise – and we’ve been scaling up manufacturing since Delta became the dominant strain and new CDC guidance called for a re-prioritization of testing,” Abbott spokesperson John Koval wrote in the email to CNN on Thursday.

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