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FDA Authorizes Abbott Labs' Portable, 5-Minute Coronavirus Test

posted by Fnord666 on Monday March 30 2020, @02:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the faster-testing dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:

'A game changer': FDA authorizes Abbott Labs' portable, 5-minute coronavirus test the size of a toaster:

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday March 30 2020, @03:16PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 30 2020, @03:16PM (#977225) Journal

    Any word on how many tens of thousands of dollars each individual test will cost?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @03:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @03:23PM (#977231)

    Compared to foreclosure it will be such a *steal*!

  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @05:14PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @05:14PM (#977280)

    Around here, lab testing is usually a USD $15 co-pay...assuming you have insurance.

    Oh, you don't have health insurance? Here's one you can blame on the Republicans for sure.

  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday March 31 2020, @05:02AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday March 31 2020, @05:02AM (#977517) Homepage Journal

    Shurg, no idea. Anyone who wants me tested is going to have to pay for it themselves. Unless it lands me in the hospital, I don't really care what kind of chest crud I have.

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