EQL Pharma has started to sell the brand new Alltest Covid-19 antigen self-test of the one-step "Lollipop" model, i.e. a test that, like a lollipop, is held in the mouth for two minutes. The test reads oral saliva for Covid-19 and provides an answer within 15 minutes with 99% sensitivity. This is one of the most sensitive self-tests yet for Covid-19, even more sensitive than most of the commonly used nasal swab tests.

The test's simplicity and high sensitivity make it suitable for anyone who wishes to test themselves for Covid-19 infection, especially for children and others who feel discomfort from sampling in the nasal cavity. The test is CE marked and sensitive to all known variants of the Covid-19 virus, including Omicron BA.5 which is now the most common variant in Europe. The launch of the lollipop test is seen as a generation shift in EQL Pharma self-diagnostics product line and EQL is the exclusive supplier of the Alltest device in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany and Ireland.

The test is available in leading pharmacies.