Terrific news from @AbbottNews and a MASSIVE step forward towards widescale cheap, simple, rapid tests. This is the type of test that not only will diagnose ppl - but can stop transmission chains.
What makes this different?
1/ abbott.mediaroom.com/2020-08-26-Abb…
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So this is all terrific news.
But what isn’t this test...?
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In short these tests cannot at the moment be used as the type of transmission blocking tests that will drive down outbreaks
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So why am I enthusiastic??
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But this a great start to get this type of test into use for evaluation to eventually get us where we need to be.
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