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| Abbott Labs Unveils COVID-19 "Gamechanger": Portable Test Can Detect Virus In Under 5 Minutes |
| 2020-03-29 |
| [Zero] One week after the FDA granted emergency approval to a point-of-care test purporting to produce results in under 45 minutes, the agency has granted "emergency use authorization" to Abbott Labs so the company can bring to market a rapid-response test for COVID-19 that can tell if somebody is infected in under five minutes, and is portable enough to be used in practically any health-care setting. The medical-device maker plans to supply 50,000 tests a day beginning April 1, said John Frels, vice president of research and development at Abbott Diagnostics. The molecular test scans samples for fragments of the coronavirus genome, which can quickly be detected when present at high levels. An even more thorough search to definitively rule out an infection can take up to 13 minutes, BBG reports. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #13 Faster please |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-03-29 21:15 |
| #12 Coronavirus: Israel sending 50 respirators in return for chloroquine |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-29 15:10 |
| #11 Been approved in Israel since march 16, no further news. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-29 15:08 |
| #10 The French are saying chloroquine stops this thing in its tracks |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2020-03-29 15:04 |
| #9 There is something about a larger exposure which creates a more severe infection. My mom turns 80 this May. Has a number of conditions. In fact, was sent home for hospice care about a year ago. We beat the odds so far, but who knows? Stay safe. Also, chloroquine works prophylactically. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-03-29 14:39 |
| #8 ^And that's true for any essential profession. Not to mention, non-essential who need their pay check. Finally, look at me. Today, deciding to visit my son (I'm divorced, he lives with his mom) is a major decision. What if I caught something on the way in the public transport and pass it to him? Not to mention, I'm one of these with underlying condition - several in fact. However, if I knew I already had it, and am immune ... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-29 14:19 |
| #7 Now imagine a doctor who's been exposed. If the antibody test is positive, he can go back to work. If it isn't, he goes to quarantine. Given how hard this has hit healthcare providers, I see the appeal. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-03-29 14:12 |
| #6 Iblis, this is different kind of testing. This tells you if you're susceptible (can be infected) or resistant (immune). Now imagine a doctor who's been exposed. If the antibody test is positive, he can go back to work. If it isn't, he goes to quarantine. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-29 13:47 |
| #5 Testing is nice, but I think maybe that horse has left the barn. We are way past containment. The real gamechanger will be treatment and wartime production rates of essential supplies. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-03-29 13:34 |
| #4 Awesome 5/minutes and they already have a proven beyond proven cheap and old cure that woeks! Guess there is no problem only group think psychosis greed arrogance etc etc etc lies fraud etc etc! Good luck kids and group psychosis meds are in development stage twelve to eighteen months out! So not forget to get your free trillions short your own company make money twice and wait for the next handout! And sell sell sell the survival Carl on the left and the right cuz China is invading and martial law is coming with no cure for their troops or masks or dood! Wake up America you are all being fucked! |
| Posted by: Glavising Angiting6040 2020-03-29 11:49 |
| #3 Well SPOD, molecular biology is sexy - all the cool girls & boys like to play with it. Immunochemistry is icky. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-29 10:05 |
| #2 The Brits are talking about a pin prick antibodies test that takes 5 minutes Seems to me that the testing for this should be very simple and the test the CDC was distributing is not Any test taking four days for results is functional useless in epidemic control |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2020-03-29 09:45 |
| #1 Know some research/development people at Abbott's Lake Forest, Ill. facility. We talk about really smart people a lot, but the folks there are in the 'rarefied' intelligence category. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-03-29 09:12 |