XpresSpa Group Announces Rapid PCR Testing Option to Expedite COVID-19 Testing Results In Real Time for More Airline Passengers
XpresSpa Group (Nasdaq: XSPA) is expanding its COVID-19 testing capabilities by introducing rapid PCR-based tests at airport locations, starting with JFK and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. This initiative utilizes the FDA-authorized Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test, providing results in just 30 minutes. According to CEO Doug Satzman, this expansion aims to facilitate safe air travel as it resumes post-pandemic. The company operates testing locations in eleven airports, and this move enhances its commitment to ensuring the health of travelers and airport personnel.
- Expansion of rapid PCR testing at airports enhances revenue potential.
- Utilization of FDA-authorized Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test improves service credibility.
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NEW YORK, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA), a health and wellness company, will continue to expand its rapid COVID-19 testing efforts by offering travelers another option with a rapid PCR-based testing platform. The addition will enable XpresCheck™ to increase the availability of rapid PCR–based COVID-19 tests at XpresCheck airport sites, starting with pilots at John F. Kennedy International Airport today and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston next week.
XpresCheck will be offering the Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test from Thermo Fisher Scientific. The testing protocol has received an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and provides results in 30 minutes. XpresCheck is committed to helping protect America’s airports and the health of everyone who works within or passes through them with fast, accurate COVID-19 testing right at the airport.
Doug Satzman, XpresSpa CEO said, “PCR testing continues to be the key that unlocks access to more travel destinations, so we are pleased to bring another convenient rapid PCR test for travelers to get test results back at the airport versus waiting for days. We are proud to be playing our part in supporting the return of air travel to pre-pandemic levels by making sure both airport employees and travelers feel safe and confident when they come to the airport.”
About XpresSpa Group, Inc.
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a leading global health and wellness holding company. XpresSpa Group’s core asset, XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related health and wellness products, with 45 locations in 23 airports globally. Through its XpresTest, Inc. subsidiary, the Company provides COVID-19 screening and testing under the XpresCheck™ brand at eleven locations in nine airports: Boston Logan International Airport (2), Denver International Airport, Dulles International Airport, JFK International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport (2), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Reagan National Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. To learn more about XpresSpa Group, visit: www.XpresSpaGroup.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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The Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test has not been FDA cleared or approved; it has been authorized by FDA under an EUA for use by CLIA-certified laboratories that meet requirements to perform high, moderate or waived complexity tests. It is also authorized for use at the Point of Care (POC), i.e., in patient care settings operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance, or Certificate of Accreditation. This test has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens. The Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. §360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.
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