Abbott's $5 Rapid AntiGen Test FDA Approved
08-27-2020, 08:25 AM
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Abbott's $5 Rapid AntiGen Test FDA Approved
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...ation-n1238409
Size of a credit card, no additional gear needed. Uses less invasive nasal swab.
Size of a credit card, no additional gear needed. Uses less invasive nasal swab.
08-27-2020, 08:53 AM
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Could you theoretically put these at every airport around the country? Show the gate agent the test result on your phone during boarding? Probably too many hoops to jump through, but sounds like a good idea in my head.
08-27-2020, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by firefighterplt
I wonder what the sensitivity/specificity numbers are.
Those are OK in a clinical setting where you just use a better test to confirm a positive, but a high false positive rate would be bad at the gate.
08-27-2020, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Yeah that's the potential issue... false positives.
Those are OK in a clinical setting where you just use a better test to confirm a positive, but a high false positive rate would be bad at the gate.
Those are OK in a clinical setting where you just use a better test to confirm a positive, but a high false positive rate would be bad at the gate.
08-27-2020, 02:02 PM
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it appears this must be doing "via your healthcare provider" and is not an at-home test.
So how does this concept work in actual real world reality.
Is the traveling public expected to buy these and get an appointment at their doctor to get tested? How long are the results good for? If I was negative COVID today can I travel next week?
etc
So how does this concept work in actual real world reality.
Is the traveling public expected to buy these and get an appointment at their doctor to get tested? How long are the results good for? If I was negative COVID today can I travel next week?
etc
08-27-2020, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by senecacaptain
it appears this must be doing "via your healthcare provider" and is not an at-home test.
So how does this concept work in actual real world reality.
Is the traveling public expected to buy these and get an appointment at their doctor to get tested? How long are the results good for? If I was negative COVID today can I travel next week?
etc
So how does this concept work in actual real world reality.
Is the traveling public expected to buy these and get an appointment at their doctor to get tested? How long are the results good for? If I was negative COVID today can I travel next week?
etc
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08-27-2020, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BobZ
Thought news reported around 95% accurate
5% false negative is probably just fine in this context, since there will be very, very few true positives to begin with, so 5% of a very small number slipping through is not going be a catastrophe (especially with enhanced sanitation and social distancing).
5% false positive is a bit much. People will not be happy if they buy a ticket and then get turned away because the TSA says they have covid when they don't. 10,000 pax/day = 500 sent home erroneously.
You'd need a pretty high specificity to not alienate your customers.
08-27-2020, 03:16 PM
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Hard to tell from news report what the % is referencing.
But as I was told when tested with existing process....'we have many false negatives with this test. So you can have it and still get a negative result."
This new test will have to be field tested with actual people to develop the legitimate base of effectiveness i suppose.
But as I was told when tested with existing process....'we have many false negatives with this test. So you can have it and still get a negative result."
This new test will have to be field tested with actual people to develop the legitimate base of effectiveness i suppose.
08-27-2020, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by nuball5
Could you theoretically put these at every airport around the country? Show the gate agent the test result on your phone during boarding? Probably too many hoops to jump through, but sounds like a good idea in my head.
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