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| 'Game-changer': Britain days away from releasing millions of coronavirus finger-prick tests |
| 2020-03-26 |
| h/t Instapundit [Sydney Morning Herald] - The British government is just "days" away from releasing 3.5 million self-administered finger-prick tests that could prove a game-changer in easing the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Testing for anti-Covid antibodies The tests will probably be stocked in retailers such as the major pharmacy chain Boots and available to order online via Amazon, however the first stage of the rollout will be reserved for doctors, nurses and other essential workers. The public will eventually be able to take the test at home to determine whether they have had coronavirus and developed antibodies, meaning they can avoid lockdowns and go back to work because they are immune and cannot infect others. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #10 Limerick please!! |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-26 22:40 |
| #9 Isn't Finger-prick the way Joe Biden greets his female supporters? |
| Posted by: Greresh Borgia3541 2020-03-26 20:31 |
| #8 Nevada Governor bans Britain from using it. |
| Posted by: bbrewer126 2020-03-26 19:53 |
| #7 Mini-Mike misinterpreted the guidelines, thought "finger prick" was an imperative & threw away $900m on an onanistic political vanity project |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-26 14:51 |
| #6 #3 - I figured it was a reference to Mini-Mike Bloomberg |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-03-26 14:46 |
| #5 ^Nah, that's antibody not DNA like WHO's. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-26 14:03 |
| #4 Is this the test the FDA rejected? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-03-26 13:37 |
| #3 Change the name. 'Finger-prick' may be diminishing to some already minified males. #myprick |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-03-26 12:04 |
| #2 Actually the test for 'have I had this already?' is something the local medical research folks have been working on, too. I forwarded the Sydney article to them (not that they not already aware of this, they're pretty plugged-in to the international efforts). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-03-26 08:21 |
| #1 "You tested positive as a white brexiteer who hates kebab vendors. No treatment for you... " |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-03-26 05:09 |