BD Veritor Antigen Testing Replenishment
Virginia has purchased additional antigen testing capability (BD Veritor System) to be sent to facilities that received direct shipments of either the BD Veritor System or the Quidel Sofia Antigen FIA from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and/or BinaxNOW earlier this fall.
Several facilities that had received the Quidel platform will receive the BD Veritor testing system instead as Quidel had a backlog at the time the state placed its order of these tests.
Facilities will receive two times (2x) the amount of tests that HHS initially provided. Facilities that did not receive BinaxNOW Antigen Testing Cards directly from HHS will receive four times (4x) the number of tests that HHS initially provided.
VDH will be working with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Disaster Logistics and the Department of General Services to begin the distribution of these tests the week of November 16.
Through the LTCF Taskforce and the Commonwealth Antigen Testing Team, VDH will seek feedback from facilities on use of these tests. This will help inform a future purchase of additional antigen tests planned for December. Considerations will include use of other platforms versus continuing with the BD Veritor System.
We will provide more information on the distribution of these tests as they become available and additional contact information on questions and concerns about these tests.
