{"id":69303,"date":"2021-03-05T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=69303"},"modified":"2021-03-05T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:04:50","slug":"wellness-coaches-announces-new-covid-19-testing-contract-with-abbott-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wellness-coaches-announces-new-covid-19-testing-contract-with-abbott-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Coaches Announces New COVID-19 Testing Contract with Abbott Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BLUE BELL, Pa., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Wellness Coaches has contracted with Abbott to immediately offer \u200b the BinaxNOW&#x2122; COVID-19 test. Wellness Coaches now offers this 15-minute self-contained rapid test kit for $5 with low-cost administration to existing and new clients.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/21-0305s2p-wellness-coaches-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"Wellness Coaches Announces New COVID-19 Testing Contract with Abbott Labs\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/21-0305s2p-wellness-coaches-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/21-0305s2p-wellness-coaches-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The BinaxNOW&#x2122; rapid COVID-19 antigen card\u200b allows qualitative detection of specific antigens to\u200b COVID-19 in the human nasal cavity. This nasal swab test is a fast, reliable, highly portable and affordable way to detect an active COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2002, Wellness Coaches has been a leading provider of field-based testing services and has managed rapid and scalable deployment teams customized to meet the needs of their business clients and government organizations. To date, Wellness Coaches has administered more than 700,000 COVID tests spanning all 50 states. Immediately with the BinaxNOW&#x2122; \u200b \u200btest, Wellness Coaches can greatly expand access to testing for companies and businesses to ensure their employees work safely in a COVID-free environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbbott\u2019s life changing technology is what organizations need to\u200b affordably get their employees back to work safely,\u201d said Rob Putnam, CEO of Wellness Coaches. \u201cWe are proud to continue helping companies maintain their healthy workforce as an Abbott distribution-partner for this low-cost rapid COVID test solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon request, Wellness Coaches can also administer confirmatory PCR molecular testing with results in 30 minutes on-site. These testing sites can be mobilized, staffed and standing in as little as 72 hours.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Abbott\u2019s BinaxNOW&#x2122; COVID-19 rapid antigen test, click <a href=\"https:\/\/abbott.mediaroom.com\/2021-01-12-Abbott-Announces-Fulfillment-of-Federal-Government-Purchase-of-150-Million-BinaxNOW-TM-COVID-19-Rapid-Tests-and-Is-Now-Ready-to-Support-Commercial-Distribution\">here<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/abbott.mediaroom.com\/2021-01-12-Abbott-Announces-Fulfillment-of-Federal-Government-Purchase-of-150-Million-BinaxNOW-TM-COVID-19-Rapid-Tests-and-Is-Now-Ready-to-Support-Commercial-Distribution\">https:\/\/abbott.mediaroom.com\/2021-01-12-Abbott-Announces-Fulfillment-of-Federal-Government-Purchase-of-150-Million-BinaxNOW-TM-COVID-19-Rapid-Tests-and-Is-Now-Ready-to-Support-Commercial-Distribution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Wellness Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wellness Coaches is one of the largest and most-experienced wellness, nutrition, and injury prevention coaching providers in the workplace, utilizing both onsite and virtual expertise to the workforce, along with new solutions specifically designed to defeat the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/wellnesscoachesusa.com\/\">https:\/\/wellnesscoachesusa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See \u201cWellness Coaches Service Capabilities\u201d PDF for reference: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Rb5mtQiVuR3eEaQoCtE7Cd6TVUkYVuy2\/view\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Rb5mtQiVuR3eEaQoCtE7Cd6TVUkYVuy2\/view<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Inquiries:<\/strong> Please contact Kirk Hilbrecht<br \/>\n502-592-9267 \/ kirk@boxcarpr.com<\/p>\n<p>*IMAGE link for media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/21-0305s2p-wellness-coaches-300dpi.jpg\">https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/21-0305s2p-wellness-coaches-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLUE BELL, Pa., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Wellness Coaches has contracted with Abbott to immediately offer \u200b the BinaxNOW&#x2122; COVID-19 test. 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