COVID test

• Published

  May 23, 2023
  

  Abbott Labs lays off another 199 workers at Westbrook COVID-test plant

  The company, one of the largest makers of screening tests for the disease, has been scaling back as demand for the products has dwindled, laying off more than 800 people over the last 2 years.

• Published

  April 11, 2023
  

  Free COVID-19 testing will fade with end of U.S. health emergency in May

  For the first time, you may have to pick up some or all of the costs, depending on insurance coverage and whether the tests are done at home or in a doctor's office.

• Published

  February 2, 2023
  

  Abbott Labs laying off most temporary workers in Westbrook

  The company, which expects demand for COVID tests to ebb, said no changes are currently planned for permanent workers at its Westbrook site.