How did Abbott’s BinaxNow become a standout among at-home Covid-19 tests? Manufacturing horsepower, industry connections and some good fortune.
GURNEE, Ill.—Inside a factory that is the size of five football fields, thousands of workers from Abbott Laboratories race to meet demand for America’s dominant Covid-19 at-home test.
Some place test strips inside white, rectangular cards of paper that feature a pink stripe, before sealing them into a pouch. In other rooms, workers pack pouches, swabs and solution into bluish-purple boxes labeled BinaxNow. Trucks roll in to pick up new supplies between 3 a.m. and midnight, every day.
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