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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Emergency Use Authorization to Illinois-based medical device maker Abbott Labs on Friday for a coronavirus test that delivers positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes, the company said.
The company expects the tests to be available next week and expects to ramp up manufacturing to deliver 50,000 tests per day.
"I am pleased that the FDA authorized Abbott's point-of-care test yesterday. This is big news and will help get more of these tests out in the field rapidly," FDA Commissioner Steve Hahn said in a statement. "We know how important it is to get point-of-care tests out in the field quickly. These tests that can give results quickly can be a game changer in diagnosing COVID-19."
Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner, echoed Hahn's comments on Twitter, calling the development a "game changer." Gottlieb also said it's "very likely" that we'll see additional approvals of point-of-care diagnostics behind this one, extending testing to doctor offices across the U.S.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @02:41PM (2 children)
Rumors are starting? Do you have a single reference or citation where this is actually happening?
Didn't think so.
Are you the same slimy propagandist who so smugly claimed a few weeks ago that smokers are less likely to be infected? That sure supported your (or someone's) agenda, but it turned out to be just as much a lie as all the other Trump-adoring propaganda.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Osamabobama on Monday March 30 2020, @05:13PM
You want evidence of rumors starting? Here you go: https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=36813&page=1&cid=977166#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]
Appended to the end of comments you post. Max: 120 chars.
(Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @06:55PM
Wow, that post was the only factual one in this thread, all it got was shit on. Good luck idiots.