THE HILLhttps://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/510561-us-urged-to-consider-cheaper-faster-covid-19-tests-to-contain-outbreaks Only 1 out of 10 COVID-19 infections are being detected through testing, according to a recent CDC estimate.
That is partly because a high percentage of infections — up to 45 percent — are thought to be asymptomatic, meaning they harbor the virus, and can transfer it to others, but won’t experience symptoms themselves.
Regular screening using rapid tests will do a better job of finding people who have COVID-19 but aren’t showing symptoms, experts say.
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Only 1 out of 10 COVID-19 infections are being detected through testing, according to a recent CDC estimate.
That is partly because a high percentage of infections — up to 45 percent — are thought to be asymptomatic, meaning they harbor the virus, and can transfer it to others, but won’t experience symptoms themselves.
Regular screening using rapid tests will do a better job of finding people who have COVID-19 but aren’t showing symptoms, experts say.
As far as paper antigen tests go, the Trump administration has indicated it sees a role for them, as long as they’re as accurate or sensitive as possible.
“The FDA standard is over 80 percent and I think with what we're seeing with the antigen tests, that is not too high of a bar to achieve because several have achieved it,” Adm. Brett Giroir, the administration’s testing czar, told reporters last week, referring to the BD and Quidel machines.
“There are several more that are very low cost that would be in that range that are being considered.”
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