February 4, 2022 – Siemens Healthineers announced the CLINITEST® Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test1,2 is now available in the U.S. to self-test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test uses a simple nasal swab to provide accurate COVID-19 test results (including for both the Omicron and Delta variants) in 15 minutes and comes in a five-test-per-box configuration—convenient for families, group, and/or serial testing needs. The test is approved for unsupervised self-testing by individuals ages 14 and older, and adult-collected samples from individuals ages 2-13, with or without symptoms.
“Siemens Healthineers is bringing millions of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to the United States to make them available to the American people at a time when the tests are desperately needed,” said Jennifer Zinn, Executive Vice President and Head of Diagnostics, North America, Siemens Healthineers. “Since receiving Emergency Use Authorization for the CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test in December, we’ve worked tirelessly to leverage every pathway to bring the tests to the public as quickly as possible. This is in addition to the tremendous efforts we’ve successfully undertaken to make these tests widely available in Europe.”
On January 24, the company was selected as a test supplier to support the U.S. federal government’s efforts to ship tests directly to households. Siemens Healthineers committed to making tens of millions of tests available for the federal government over the next two months. Additionally, Siemens Healthineers is supplying millions more tests for state government programs and to nonprofit organizations. Siemens Healthineers also is supplying antigen tests to healthcare institutions across the country to ensure front-line workers can continue to care for patients safely.