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How does EPA know that the products on List N work on SARS-CoV-2?

EPA expects the products on List N to kill SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, because they:

Demonstrate efficacy against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19);
Demonstrate efficacy against a pathogen that is harder to kill than SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19); or
Demonstrate efficacy against a different human coronavirus similar to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

EPA expects all products on List N to be effective against all strains and variants of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) when used according to label directions.

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How does EPA know that the products on List N work on SARS-CoV-2?

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