Antigen Tests—Are Self-Collected Nasal Swabs Reliable?
Under certain conditions, self-collected swabs may be a good alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs collected by health professionals for antigen testing.
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HHS Continues Covid-19 Testing Support to States, High-Risk Groups
HHS plans to provide weekly shipments of SARS-CoV-2 sample collection supplies to states and territories through at least March 2021.
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cPass SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Antibody Detection Test Authorized in Brazil
Genscript’s test is capable of detecting virus-blocking antibodies that can be performed in standard labs in under an hour.
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IFCC to Hold IFCC Global Conference on Covid-19 in February
The IFCC Global Conference on Covid-19 will take place virtually February 15-17, 2021, with the theme “Critical Role of Clinical Laboratories in the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
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2 New Tests Could Lower Covid-19 Mortality Rate
A new study shows a first-of-its-kind rapid test could identify which covid-19 patients are responding to drug treatments and which need higher doses of medication. A second test could predict covid-19 severity.
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