Brazil approves use and marketing of COVID-19 self-tests

29.01.2022, 15:31 ratel.kz

The board of directors at Brazil’s national drug authority Anvisa Jan. 28 unanimously approved the use and sale of self-test kits for COVID-19 in the country, The move comes after the Health Ministry provided the data requested by Anvisa on January 19 regarding the inclusion of self-test kits as part of the country’s testing policies. The agency is now expected to publish a resolution so that the companies interested in selling the kits at Brazilian drugstores may submit the products for registration and demonstrate they have met the requirements established. This means that the self-test kits should not be immediately available to the public, as producers and importers must be individually