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Today am still feeling a bit off. Very tired, a bit achy. Slight cough (which may or may not be related to the flu shot & did not have yesterday).

I could have lied about such things, but did not, & today failed @ucdavis Daily Symptom Checker and am not allowed on campus. NOT APPROVED Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 7:34 AM You must r
If only there was some way to rapidly do a test at home for #COVID19 to just double check things. Any thoughts? Maybe @michaelmina_lab can help me.
I know I know a bit of a a set up there as I don't need @michaelmina_lab to actually respond since I have been reading his (and many others) Tweets about rapid testing for months. And I got a few #BinaxNow kits just in case they could be useful at some point for me or family.
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Abbott's #BinaxNow tests are now available over the counter. Many people are wondering about their accuracy so here is a roundup of what we know. 1/10 @michaelmina_lab
The short version: False positives are exceedingly rare. If you get a positive test, take it seriously. Several studies show that false negatives have low viral loads & are far less likely to be contagious. Rapid antigen testing catches the vast majority of contagious cases. 2/10
BinaxNow can be used to test both adults and children aged 2+ regardless of symptoms. Far right panel shows 100% sensitivity for the highest viral load (low Ct) cases for both adults and children regardless of symptoms. 3/10
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I am pleased to announce our most recent advance in our #COVID19 testing ecosystem – one that will support the continued safe and sensible reopening of America, and particularly our K-12 schools.
The Administration and @HHSGov will distribute approximately 100 million @AbbottNews #BinaxNOW tests to governors of states and territories, beginning with a total of 6.5 million tests this week!
The #BinaxNOW test detects the presence of #COVID19 antigen within 15 minutes and is easy to administer. The test also comes w/ a free companion smart phone app called NAVICA to provide test results to the patient. Image
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Pruebas más rápidas y sencillas para detectar el virus, síntomas en población infantil, avances en el tratamiento...

Resumimos las últimas novedades científicas del #SARS_CoV_2 y la #COVID19 🦠 en este hilo 👇
🔸Ensayo #SHERLOCK: una prueba altamente sensible podría facilitar la detección de #SARSCoV2 en zonas con pocos recursos.

🔹Prueba #BinaxNOW: más sencilla pero menos sensible, detecta proteínas virales, en vez del genoma.
✅ Los tests rápidos son menos sensibles que la #PCR pero pueden ayudar a detectar altas cargas virales de #SARS_CoV_2.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus
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Antigen tests with their "high specificity" can be of great use for healthcare workers to identify "infectious individuals who can spread the disease". Rapid & cheap they are much more user friendly as the preferred Point-Of-Care tests.

#SARSCoV2 #Covid19
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Problem with antigen tests has been their "low sensitivity"- inability to say if a person is "infected". (RT PCR is the gold standard for "infected")

Now Abbott has received permission for a rapid antigen test that has high sensitivity (>97%). #SARSCoV2

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Abbott antigen test costs just $5 and gets done in 15 min without needing any special equipment. Can be a game-changer once the massive production begins in October 2020.

It's called #BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag card that comes with an app - NAVICA.

#SARSCoV2

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