This is GAME CHANGER. Abbott to market, starting next week, a fast point-of-care #coronavirus test, delivering positive results in 5min and negative results in 13min.
Scott Gottlieb, MD March 28, 2020 Thank you for all the hard work from Abbott Labs to create a portable and fast Coronavirus testing equipment.
Continuing to expand testing is the #1 way we can stay informed and fight the spread of the virus.
The typical coronavirus test itself is not very pleasant.
President Trump, who was compelled by the press to take the test a few weeks ago after coming in contact with a few foreign officials who had tested positive, admitted it's "Not something he'd like to do every day."
The test starts with taking a swab from the nose or the back of the throat, then mixing it with a chemical solution that breaks open the virus and releases its RNA. The mixture is inserted into an ID Now system, a small box weighing just under 7 pounds that has the technology to identify and amplify select sequences of the coronavirus genome and ignore contamination from other viruses.
Abbott Labs say they plan to start supplying 50,000 tests a day starting Wednesday.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/03/31/this-new-coronavirus-test-could-be-a-gamechanger-n2566044
Scott Gottlieb, MD March 28, 2020 Thank you for all the hard work from Abbott Labs to create a portable and fast Coronavirus testing equipment.
Continuing to expand testing is the #1 way we can stay informed and fight the spread of the virus.
The typical coronavirus test itself is not very pleasant.
President Trump, who was compelled by the press to take the test a few weeks ago after coming in contact with a few foreign officials who had tested positive, admitted it's "Not something he'd like to do every day."
The test starts with taking a swab from the nose or the back of the throat, then mixing it with a chemical solution that breaks open the virus and releases its RNA. The mixture is inserted into an ID Now system, a small box weighing just under 7 pounds that has the technology to identify and amplify select sequences of the coronavirus genome and ignore contamination from other viruses.
Abbott Labs say they plan to start supplying 50,000 tests a day starting Wednesday.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/03/31/this-new-coronavirus-test-could-be-a-gamechanger-n2566044
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