(PRNewsfoto/BioIQ) ATLANTA and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioIQ, an analytics-driven population health and testing platform company for top employers and health plans, today announced a partnership with Assurance Scientific Laboratories, a clinical reference lab that specializes in molecular diagnostics and microbiology, to bring over-the-counter (OTC), gold standard RT-PCR COVID-19 testing to market. Recently granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the direct-to-consumer format enables COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic individuals without the need for a physician prescription. The new solution expands BioIQ's comprehensive digital health platform for COVID-19 testing and vaccination, which spans home, worksite, community, and retail settings, and includes a variety of new and emerging COVID-19 diagnostic and vaccination technologies. In addition to augmenting BioIQ's retail pharmacy solutions, the Assurance Scientific Laboratories offering also increases access to and the convenience of COVID-19 testing to help counteract social determinant of health (SDOH) variables and healthcare disparities being exacerbated by the pandemic.