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FDA approves 5 min coronavirus test by Abbott labs
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:20 pm
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency authorization on Friday for a new coronavirus test that can deliver results in just 5 minutes and is so small that it can be used nearly anywhere.
Abbott Laboratories announced that their new test is the fastest test in the world, able to deliver “positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes.”
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“The COVID-19 pandemic will be fought on multiple fronts, and a portable molecular test that offers results in minutes adds to the broad range of diagnostic solutions needed to combat this virus,” said Robert B. Ford, president and chief operating officer, Abbott. “With rapid testing on ID NOW, healthcare providers can perform molecular point-of-care testing outside the traditional four walls of a hospital in outbreak hotspots.”
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CNBC reported that the company plans to start providing 50,000 of the newly approved tests per day for officials to use.
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Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:20 pm to tiggerthetooth
Boom
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:21 pm to LordoftheManor
Should ramp up testing tenfold.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:22 pm to tiggerthetooth
dont frick with american free enterprise. this virus is going to be like steroids to the american economy by the end of this
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:22 pm to tiggerthetooth
I bet my company buys 1500 ASAP. Lol
And they have deep pockets.
And they have deep pockets.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:23 pm to tiggerthetooth
Which means more positives (to be expected) but dear Lord people will flip out even more just because the number rises without following any other info.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:23 pm to geauxtigers87
Here in Jax, they just approved testing even if you don’t have a fever. Testing must have caught up.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:24 pm to tiggerthetooth
Fantastic.
Wonder what their accuracy thresholds were? I’ve seen lots of reports about test kits in other countries not being the most accurate. I don’t know enough about the different methods to know if they were similar to these molecular tests?
Wonder what their accuracy thresholds were? I’ve seen lots of reports about test kits in other countries not being the most accurate. I don’t know enough about the different methods to know if they were similar to these molecular tests?
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:24 pm to tiger91
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Which means more positives (to be expected) but dear Lord people will flip out even more just because the number rises without following any other info.
It's going to be all about the positive/death ratio.
The more positives and less deaths will show us the virus isnt as potent as the media made it out to be.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:24 pm to tiggerthetooth
He can't keep getting away with this!!!
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:28 pm to tiggerthetooth
Right but the people where I live are not that smart — they just hear xxx # of cases and flip the f out. True story.
This post was edited on 3/27/20 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:28 pm to tiggerthetooth
Capitalism
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:28 pm to tiger91
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Right but the people where I live are not that smart — they just hear xxx # of vases and flip the f out. True story.
Then I guess it's your job to lay down the truth.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:30 pm to tketaco
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He can't keep getting away with this!!!
Good timing.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:32 pm to tiggerthetooth
I’ve tried. I gave up. Seriously I did my best. Uninformed. Uneducated. Most want something for nothing.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:32 pm to LSUnation78
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I’ve seen lots of reports about test kits in other countries not being the most accurate. I don’t know enough about the different methods to know if they were similar to these molecular tests?
That's because those tests come from China.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:34 pm to tiggerthetooth
I have a sophomoric question to you scientific/medical peeps. How long could one test positive if they have or have had it? At what point would you no longer test positive.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:37 pm to tiggerthetooth
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:37 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
They say it takes about 20 days to run its course without any special treatment.
Supposedly the hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin combo has the ability take make it less than 20, some even say 6 days.
Supposedly the hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin combo has the ability take make it less than 20, some even say 6 days.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:39 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
I saw somewhere it could be up to a week, but in most cases 48 hrs after zero symptoms.
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