RE:RE:Rapid Antigen Tests.....Great question, Fiscal! As you well know, based on another stock we're both invested in, that all rapid antigen tests are not created equal. Cost, sample type and ACCURACY are key elements to their use. Based on what Nova Scotia found it seems to me, imho, that rapid tests could still fill important testing roles in a number of different niches.
Here is a quote from the article...
Lisa Barrett, an infectious diseases specialist and the driving force behind the rapid testing program, said it’s hard to say for certain, but taken altogether it’s possible rapid antigen testing has helped Nova Scotia find up to 18 per cent of all cases during the third wave.
“This is the early detection system,” Barrett said. Rapid testing tends to catch people early on in their infection when they’re full of virus, meaning positive cases are found and put into isolation fast — likely days before they would have been found with a PCR test, if they were found at all.
Here is a quote from the SCRN NR on their rapid antigen test.
The test requires a trained nurse to collect a sample from a patient using a nasal swab. With over 94 per cent sensitivity, results are available in just 10 minutes.
Hopefully both our plays will find the perfect niche ....for SCRN they are in the great position to continue expanding their reach with two very different covid tests.
Cheers!!!
Fiscalcliffjumper wrote: Rapid tests sound great but how accurate are these tests. Last report I read stated that if you were found positive on a rapid test (accuracy??) you still had to get a PCR test done that is 99.9% accurate results.
GLTE!