FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
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FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
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Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#2They also cleared the Pinnacle BioLabs assay. You can order a 2-pack or a 25-pack.
https://www.pblabs.com/products/pinnacle-biolabs-covid-19-no...
Mine arrived in the mail this morning.
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#3From the website: "This test has not been reviewed by the FDA"
So which is it?
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#4From the website: "This test has not been reviewed by the FDA" So which is it?
Website has not been updated. There's been news and press releases.
https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/20-20-bioresponse-...
The "cleared" is a bit concerning to me, it's essentially the lowest level of "okay" - there is all kinds of nonsense out there that is "cleared" but I guess this is a bit of a priority.
Mass bulk testing that is $1 a hit would be better, I thought there were machines in place that could do this and just needed reprogramming but that doesn't seem to have ever materialized and was just another empty promise in the moment.
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#5That's an antibody test, not an RNA test. Quite a different thing.
It will only detect an infection when you have an immune response already. It will not if you don't.
RNA tests can detect the virus even if it doesn't turn a person diseased.
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
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Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#7Keep in mind this is an antibody test, it only works >1 week after someone gets sick.
It might help differentiate COVID from Flu if someone is sick, but it's not great for screening otherwise healthy people.
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#8That's an antibody test, not an RNA test. Quite a different thing. It will only detect an infection when you have an immune response already. It will not if you don't. RNA tests can detect the virus even if it doesn't turn a person diseased.
Surely still important progress & a big deal though, right?
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#9That's an antibody test, not an RNA test. Quite a different thing. It will only detect an infection when you have an immune response already. It will not if you don't. RNA tests can detect the virus even if it doesn't turn a person diseased.
This also requires a blood sample, as opposed to a swab.
Re: FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
#10That's an antibody test, not an RNA test. Quite a different thing. It will only detect an infection when you have an immune response already. It will not if you don't. RNA tests can detect the virus even if it doesn't turn a person diseased.
It will also detect recent infection after the virus has been wiped out but the antibodies remain.
So this is much better than any RNA test to assess the progression of the disease through the population.