by Robin Foster and E.j. Mundell HealthDay Reporters
Rapid Fat Loss Protocol Results - FDA Approves New Rapid Coronavirus Test
Thursday, (Healthday News) - The first fast coronavirus test that does not need any special computer equipment to produce results was approved by the Administration of Food and Drugs U.S. on Wednesday.
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Made by Abbott Laboratories, the 15-minute test will be sold for $ 5, giving it an advantage over similar tests that need to be placed on a small machine, the associated press reported. It is not greater than a credit card, the Abbott test is based on the same technology used to test the flu, strep throat and other infections.
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Binaxnow is the fourth fast test in the United States that detects Covid-19 antigens, proteins found on the surface of coronavirus, instead of the virus itself, reported the AP. It is considered a faster method of screening but less precise.
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ABBOTT's entry into the Rapid Covid-19 test market offers another option to expand the test, AP reported. The FDA recently gave his blessing to a saliva test at Yale University that contorts some of the supplies that led to test bottlenecks, said wire service. No test can be performed at home.
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But several companies are developing fast testing at home, although none have received FDA approval, the AP said. ABBOTT's new test still requires a nasal swab be taken by a health worker, like most of the oldest coronavirus tests. Yale saliva test eliminates the need for a swab, but can only be run in high quality laboratories.
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Approximately 690,000 Americans are being tested per day, down a peak of 850,000 daily tests at the end of last month, the AP reported. But many public health experts believe that the country will soon need to test more people as schools will reopen and the flu season.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, the nasal scrub tests that are sent to a laboratory were the standard for screening Covid-19. Although highly accurate, tests depend on expensive and specialized machines and chemicals. The scarcity of these supplies led to repeated delays in the results report, the AP said.
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"These [rapid] screening tests are what we need in schools, workplaces and nursing homes in order to capture asymptomatic spreaders," Dr. Jonathan fast, wire service. The non-profit group requested the United States to drive about 4 million a day until the month of October, mainly fast, attendance point tests.
