U.S. Approves Abbott Labs Five-Minute ‘Rapid’ Coronavirus Test |

[bhaigan]

Abbott Laboratories won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its molecular test for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, which the company says can deliver “positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes.”

The FDA’s “emergency use authorization” awarded to Abbott’s ID NOW COVID-19 test is the latest in a growing number of agency approvals for more rapid molecular “point-of-care” diagnostic tests that can be used in temporary screening locations, doctor’s office labs and nursing homes to detect the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 within a half hour.

"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," Abbott president and chief operating officer Robert Ford said.

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In less than a week, the FDA has escalated approvals of rapid “point-of-care” diagnostics made by other companies including Mesa Biotech and Cepheid which are also ramping up production to meet unprecedented demand. In Abbott’s case, the company said it will be making ID NOW COVID-19 tests available next week with the ability to deliver 50,000 tests per day.

And that kind of production will be welcome to U.S. healthcare providers on the frontlines as well as a Trump White House and federal health agencies dogged by criticism for the lack of testing for Coronavirus. The U.S. is considered well behind other countries when it comes to the availability of testing generally even with more than 81,000 reported Coronavirus cases - the most reported from any country in the world as of Thursday

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[superhit3]

Abbott buildings chusa so many times on the way to Ohare...proud of Chicago. Hope this helps to find out positive cases with in minutes rather than waiting for 5 days and then isolate those ppl quickly

@bhaigan Thanks for sharing this news rather than always sharing sakshi, greatandhra and also pointless n selfish political news. much appreciated....this is a very good news considering this global epidemic 

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