Tag Archive for: pandemic

How Globalization and Climate Change Impact COVID-19 and the IVD Market

/by Daniel Granderson

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. have spiked in recent weeks amidst the advent of yet another new variant and the impending arrival of updated booster shots for a fall vaccination campaign. This late summer spike in infections comes after months of declines in COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths. The spike is poised to impact the in […]

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At-Home Diagnostic Testing: COVID-19 Has Consumers More Comfortable with Tests for Infectious Diseases

/by Daniel Granderson

The global at-home in vitro diagnostics (IVD) testing market had sales of $20.5 billion in 2021, up more than 35% from the previous year, largely due to increased testing in the infectious disease segment. Glucose testing and COVID-19 testing accounted for the majority of sales, according to leading medical market researcher Kalorama Information in the […]

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