The FDA approved BioFire FilmArray COVD-19 test, as well as Mesa Biotech’s Accula. Both can bring a COVID-19 diagnosis to the point of care where testing is most needed. BioFire’s Film Array has thousands of placements. Accula is a hand-held test.
Demand for testing has gone from a healthcare industry topic to a national crusade in weeks with the onset of COVID-19. High-throughput tests have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the U.S. for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease. But for true intervention in doctors […]
Not since the Swine Flu epidemic of 2009 has there been this amount of emphasis on vaccines and vaccine development. This new infectious disease threat with no anti-viral, nor vaccine is causing significant concern among healthcare providers, governments and the public. Last-resort measures such as school closings and curfews in place in the United States […]
A rapid scale-up of diagnostic testing for the novel coronavirus was the focus of a declaration of emergency by President Donald Trump in a March 13 press conference. The plan calls for sharply boosting the production of coronavirus test kits while also making tests available at a network of drive-through sites. In an address at the […]
The House of Representatives and Senate today passed an $8.3 billion spending package to help providers and local governments handle the spread of the coronavirus and to boost the development of vaccines and tests of the virus. While vaccine support and spending on healthcare is expected, the bill also boosts telehealth solutions with financial support […]
With the world’s major health organization upping the mortality rate to 3.4%, there is increased need for a working rapid test for COVID-19 to be able to properly isolate patients and protect providers. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its estimate of the mortality rate of patients infected with the novel coronavirus to 3.4% […]
Major IVD vendors, especially those common in reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), went right to work in the recent coronavirus outbreak. This as the FDA announced plans to make emergency test deployment easier. The recent novel coronavirus, responsible for thousands of infections and over 170 deaths in the Hubei province in China at the time of […]
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