Agency sources told Globonews that the agency’s technicians advanced the bureaucratic and regulatory work, even before the formal arrival of the Ministry of Health documents on self-tests.
Faced with the explosion of Ômicron cases, Anvisa understood that the resolution currently in force in the country, which prohibits this type of testing for Covid, has to be revised based on policies formulated by the Ministry of Health.
The newspaper learned from technicians that negotiations to approve the self-test in Brazil began in December 2021, in a meeting with the executive secretary of the portfolio, Rodrigo Cruz.
This January, with the rapid advance of infections by the new variant, the agency accelerated this process. According to sources, “approval will be quick” and the agency is already “working on writing the new rules”.
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The release can be made “ad referedum”, that is, by the CEO, Antonio Barra Torres, and then by the collegiate board. This is still being discussed.
The terms of the health self-test policy are not yet known by the agency, but, in principle, as soon as Anvisa approves the sale of self-tests, home testing will be released.
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