Your next COVID test may not need swabs, just relax and exhale. 🧐
With the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic still looming large, there is a need for detection methods that can be used to. PCR-based tests are highly accurate but have a major drawback of high waiting times for results. On the other hand, antigen tests can give results instantly but have a high dependence on the supply chain for components. A breath test brings together the best of both worlds without their drawbacks.
In the case of this detection, InspectIR is only on the lookout for five compounds that have been associated with COVID-19 infection and will return a test as positive in a matter of three minutes, if they are found.Given its rapid rate of detection, the instrument is meant to perform mass testing.
In a study conducted on over 2,400 people, the device was able to accurately detect 91.2 percent of the cases. However, in spite of its FDA authorization, a positive test is only"presumptive" and needs to be confirmed with a PCR test,The company which designed the device is looking to manufacture about 100 such devices per week and lease them out to sectors that are interested in mass testing. Probably, the next time you take a COVID-19 test, all you need to do is relax and exhale.
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