Replies to post #22766 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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ABT—2018 WSJ article—#msg-143036995—still a good read.

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ABT apparently got a $750M order from US government for 150M BinaxNOW tests:

🚨 President @realDonaldTrump has announced the purchase and production of 150 million rapid tests.

This is a major development that will help our country to remain open, get Americans back to work, and kids back to school!

— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) August 27, 2020

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Revenue for ABT—boost for overall economy:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/09/24/united-airlines-introduces-covid-19-rapid-testing-program-hawaii/3515043001/

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ABT’s Binax-NOW COVID-19_test_now_availabe_w/o_a_prescription:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/abbotts-binaxnow-covid-19-rapid-175500934.html

ABT has partnered with eMed to provide online ordering and instruction on usage.

The test generates a result in 15 minutes. The retail price is $25.