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Calculated Shard: 79 (from laksa121)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa079.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://fortune.com/2022/01/21/test-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://fortune.com/2022/01/21/test-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/01\/21\/test-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits\/","crawl_time":1775712356,"first_indexed_time":1642778881,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,fortune!\/2022\/01\/21\/test-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits\/ s443","src_root_hash":"13809836321913650279","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"COVID test makers set to make $4 billion in U.S. government work | Fortune","meta_descriptions":["Abbott Laboratories, maker of BinaxNOW, is set to receive more than half the government’s total outlay on rapid COVID screening, with some $2.2 billion in commitments while iHealth Labs secured a $1.3 billion deal to provide test for Biden's free-at home testing program."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"President Joe Biden’s\npromise to provide one billion free rapid COVID-19 tests\nto Americans is set to be a boon for test makers, as the highly contagious Omicron variant has left pharmacies and clinics scrambling to find supplies.\nThe U.S. government has committed to spend at least $4.2 billion to develop, manufacture and produce rapid antigen tests since the start of the global pandemic in March 2020, according to a review of Bloomberg Government’s contracts database.\nAnd that’s\nbefore fulfilling Biden’s latest\nfree-test pledge. Supplying the first 500 million tests alone will cost the government $4 billion, a senior Biden administration official told reporters last week.\nAbbott Laboratories\n, maker of the popular BinaxNOW over-the-counter test, is in line to receive more than half the government’s total outlay on rapid COVID screening, with some $2.2 billion in commitments. The test maker has been rushing to ramp up production amid the latest wave of the virus after initially shuttering one of its factories and scaling back production as U.S. cases waned before the Delta variant hit.\nAbbott was not the only testing company to slow or stop production in the aftermath of guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last spring that suggested vaccinated people no longer needed to take tests. The scaled-back manufacturing, along with skyrocketing case numbers, supply-chain issues and labor shortages, have conspired to constrain supplies.\nThe government began taking orders for free tests on Tuesday though it hasn’t finalized which manufacturers will supply them. Abbott is set to supply $306 million worth of tests to support Biden’s one billion test pledge. But it’s unclear how quickly the company will be able to deliver them.\niHealth Labs, a unit of the Chinese company Andon Health Co. Ltd., also inked a $1.3 billion deal to provide COVID-19 tests for Biden’s free at-home testing program. That test was among several that received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration just last month. The U.S. has still only authorized a small fraction of the tests that have been cleared in Europe.\nOther test makers that have significant government contracts include\nQuidel\nCorp., which has been awarded at least $636 million for its antigen test kits, and OraSure Technologies Inc., which has so far signed $554.6 million worth of contracts to supply tests and conduct studies, according to the database.\nIn total, the U.S government has issued contracts to at least 60 test makers since the onset of the pandemic. Those contracts include more than $33 million alloted to Ellume. Last fall,\nEllume recalled at-home tests\ndistributed between April and August after reports of higher-than-expected numbers of false positive results, which are often the result of a test being contaminated with the virus at some point during production.\n—With assistance from Courtney Rozen, Shira Stein and Allison Reed.","attrs_markdown":"Search\n\n[Subscribe for \\$1Subscribe for \\$1](https:\/\/fortune.com\/subscribe\/?itm_source=Site_0_HCL_NAV_CTA_0_2025_ZZ&redirect=%2F2022%2F01%2F21%2Ftest-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits%2F)\n\n[Sign in](https:\/\/fortune.com\/signin\/?signin_redirect=%2F2022%2F01%2F21%2Ftest-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits%2F)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/fortune.com\/)\n- [Latest](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/latest\/)\n- [Fortune 500](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/fortune-500\/)\n- [Finance](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/finance\/)\n- [Tech](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/tech\/)\n- [Leadership](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/leadership\/)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/lifestyle\/)\n- [Rankings](https:\/\/fortune.com\/ranking\/)\n- [Multimedia](https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/01\/21\/test-makers-make-4-billion-us-government-work-free-covid-kits\/)\n\n[Health](https:\/\/fortune.com\/section\/health\/)\n\n[Coronavirus](https:\/\/fortune.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/)\n# COVID test makers set to make \\$4 billion in U.S. government work\n\nBy\n\n[Kristen V. Brown](https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/kristen-v-brown\/)\n\nKristen V. Brown\n\n,\n\n[Paul Murphy](https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/paul-murphy\/)\n\nPaul Murphy\n\n, and\n\n[Bloomberg](https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/bloomberg\/)\n\nBloomberg\n\nBy\n\n[Kristen V. Brown](https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/kristen-v-brown\/)\n\nKristen V. Brown\n\n,\n\n[Paul Murphy](https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/paul-murphy\/)\n\nPaul Murphy\n\n, and\n\n[Bloomberg](https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/bloomberg\/)\n\nBloomberg\n\nJanuary 21, 2022, 9:50 AM ET\n\nAdd us on\n\nPresident Joe Biden’s [promise to provide one billion free rapid COVID-19 tests](https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/01\/18\/how-to-get-free-at-home-covid-tests-covidtests-gov-omicron\/) to Americans is set to be a boon for test makers, as the highly contagious Omicron variant has left pharmacies and clinics scrambling to find supplies.\n\nThe U.S. government has committed to spend at least \\$4.2 billion to develop, manufacture and produce rapid antigen tests since the start of the global pandemic in March 2020, according to a review of Bloomberg Government’s contracts database.\n\nAnd that’s [before fulfilling Biden’s latest](https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/01\/13\/biden-order-500-million-more-rapid-tests\/) free-test pledge. Supplying the first 500 million tests alone will cost the government \\$4 billion, a senior Biden administration official told reporters last week.\n\n[Abbott Laboratories](https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/abbott-laboratories\/), maker of the popular BinaxNOW over-the-counter test, is in line to receive more than half the government’s total outlay on rapid COVID screening, with some \\$2.2 billion in commitments. The test maker has been rushing to ramp up production amid the latest wave of the virus after initially shuttering one of its factories and scaling back production as U.S. cases waned before the Delta variant hit.\n\nAbbott was not the only testing company to slow or stop production in the aftermath of guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last spring that suggested vaccinated people no longer needed to take tests. The scaled-back manufacturing, along with skyrocketing case numbers, supply-chain issues and labor shortages, have conspired to constrain supplies.\n\nThe government began taking orders for free tests on Tuesday though it hasn’t finalized which manufacturers will supply them. Abbott is set to supply \\$306 million worth of tests to support Biden’s one billion test pledge. But it’s unclear how quickly the company will be able to deliver them.\n\niHealth Labs, a unit of the Chinese company Andon Health Co. Ltd., also inked a \\$1.3 billion deal to provide COVID-19 tests for Biden’s free at-home testing program. That test was among several that received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration just last month. The U.S. has still only authorized a small fraction of the tests that have been cleared in Europe.\n\nOther test makers that have significant government contracts include [Quidel](https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/quidel\/) Corp., which has been awarded at least \\$636 million for its antigen test kits, and OraSure Technologies Inc., which has so far signed \\$554.6 million worth of contracts to supply tests and conduct studies, according to the database.\n\nIn total, the U.S government has issued contracts to at least 60 test makers since the onset of the pandemic. Those contracts include more than \\$33 million alloted to Ellume. Last fall, [Ellume recalled at-home tests](https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/11\/10\/ellume-recalls-2-million-at-home-covid-19-tests-due-to-false-positive-risk-fda\/) distributed between April and August after reports of higher-than-expected numbers of false positive results, which are often the result of a test being contaminated with the virus at some point during production.\n\n—With assistance from Courtney Rozen, Shira Stein and Allison Reed.\n\nNever miss a story: [Follow your favorite topics and authors](https:\/\/fortune.com\/my-favorites\/) to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.\n\nAbout the Authors\n\nBy [Kristen V. 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Abbott Laboratories, maker of BinaxNOW, is set to receive more than half the government’s total outlay on rapid COVID screening, with some $2.2 billion in commitments while iHealth Labs secured a $1.3 billion deal to provide test for Biden's free-at home testing program.

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President Joe Biden’s promise to provide one billion free rapid COVID-19 tests to Americans is set to be a boon for test makers, as the highly contagious Omicron variant has left pharmacies and clinics scrambling to find supplies. The U.S. government has committed to spend at least $4.2 billion to develop, manufacture and produce rapid antigen tests since the start of the global pandemic in March 2020, according to a review of Bloomberg Government’s contracts database. And that’s before fulfilling Biden’s latest free-test pledge. Supplying the first 500 million tests alone will cost the government $4 billion, a senior Biden administration official told reporters last week. Abbott Laboratories , maker of the popular BinaxNOW over-the-counter test, is in line to receive more than half the government’s total outlay on rapid COVID screening, with some $2.2 billion in commitments. The test maker has been rushing to ramp up production amid the latest wave of the virus after initially shuttering one of its factories and scaling back production as U.S. cases waned before the Delta variant hit. Abbott was not the only testing company to slow or stop production in the aftermath of guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last spring that suggested vaccinated people no longer needed to take tests. The scaled-back manufacturing, along with skyrocketing case numbers, supply-chain issues and labor shortages, have conspired to constrain supplies. The government began taking orders for free tests on Tuesday though it hasn’t finalized which manufacturers will supply them. Abbott is set to supply $306 million worth of tests to support Biden’s one billion test pledge. But it’s unclear how quickly the company will be able to deliver them. iHealth Labs, a unit of the Chinese company Andon Health Co. Ltd., also inked a $1.3 billion deal to provide COVID-19 tests for Biden’s free at-home testing program. That test was among several that received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration just last month. The U.S. has still only authorized a small fraction of the tests that have been cleared in Europe. Other test makers that have significant government contracts include Quidel Corp., which has been awarded at least $636 million for its antigen test kits, and OraSure Technologies Inc., which has so far signed $554.6 million worth of contracts to supply tests and conduct studies, according to the database. In total, the U.S government has issued contracts to at least 60 test makers since the onset of the pandemic. Those contracts include more than $33 million alloted to Ellume. Last fall, Ellume recalled at-home tests distributed between April and August after reports of higher-than-expected numbers of false positive results, which are often the result of a test being contaminated with the virus at some point during production. —With assistance from Courtney Rozen, Shira Stein and Allison Reed.

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President Joe Biden’s [promise to provide one billion free rapid COVID-19 tests](https://fortune.com/2022/01/18/how-to-get-free-at-home-covid-tests-covidtests-gov-omicron/) to Americans is set to be a boon for test makers, as the highly contagious Omicron variant has left pharmacies and clinics scrambling to find supplies. The U.S. government has committed to spend at least \$4.2 billion to develop, manufacture and produce rapid antigen tests since the start of the global pandemic in March 2020, according to a review of Bloomberg Government’s contracts database. And that’s [before fulfilling Biden’s latest](https://fortune.com/2022/01/13/biden-order-500-million-more-rapid-tests/) free-test pledge. Supplying the first 500 million tests alone will cost the government \$4 billion, a senior Biden administration official told reporters last week. [Abbott Laboratories](https://fortune.com/company/abbott-laboratories/), maker of the popular BinaxNOW over-the-counter test, is in line to receive more than half the government’s total outlay on rapid COVID screening, with some \$2.2 billion in commitments. The test maker has been rushing to ramp up production amid the latest wave of the virus after initially shuttering one of its factories and scaling back production as U.S. cases waned before the Delta variant hit. Abbott was not the only testing company to slow or stop production in the aftermath of guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last spring that suggested vaccinated people no longer needed to take tests. The scaled-back manufacturing, along with skyrocketing case numbers, supply-chain issues and labor shortages, have conspired to constrain supplies. The government began taking orders for free tests on Tuesday though it hasn’t finalized which manufacturers will supply them. Abbott is set to supply \$306 million worth of tests to support Biden’s one billion test pledge. But it’s unclear how quickly the company will be able to deliver them. iHealth Labs, a unit of the Chinese company Andon Health Co. Ltd., also inked a \$1.3 billion deal to provide COVID-19 tests for Biden’s free at-home testing program. That test was among several that received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration just last month. The U.S. has still only authorized a small fraction of the tests that have been cleared in Europe. Other test makers that have significant government contracts include [Quidel](https://fortune.com/company/quidel/) Corp., which has been awarded at least \$636 million for its antigen test kits, and OraSure Technologies Inc., which has so far signed \$554.6 million worth of contracts to supply tests and conduct studies, according to the database. In total, the U.S government has issued contracts to at least 60 test makers since the onset of the pandemic. Those contracts include more than \$33 million alloted to Ellume. Last fall, [Ellume recalled at-home tests](https://fortune.com/2021/11/10/ellume-recalls-2-million-at-home-covid-19-tests-due-to-false-positive-risk-fda/) distributed between April and August after reports of higher-than-expected numbers of false positive results, which are often the result of a test being contaminated with the virus at some point during production. —With assistance from Courtney Rozen, Shira Stein and Allison Reed.

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