After Germany shelved the vaccination requirement for everyone over the age of 18 for a while, a statement was made that Azerbaijan also abolished the PCR test requirement on entry to the country last week. .
Another news regarding PCR tests came from the United States Department of Health (FDA) after Azerbaijan removed the PCR test application the other day. As of today, the FDA has granted rapid-use approval of a new test method that could shelve PCR tests. But will these new developments shelve PCR tests? Here are the details…
Rapid approval for breath tests as a Covid-19 test method
The FDA granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 diagnostic test using breath samples the other day. The new test method, currently known as the “InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer test”, detects five chemical compounds found in the exhaled breath of COVID patients.
FDA, in its press release, announced that the new device to be used in Covid-19 test methods is approximately the size of a hand luggage. While it is stated that the device capacity is 160 tests per day, there is no explanation about the price of the device yet.
FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health director Dr. “Today’s authorization is another example of the rapid innovation happening in diagnostic testing for COVID-19,” Jeff Shuren explained.
In a study conducted on 2409 people, in line with the news that InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer gave 91.2% accurate results for positive COVID cases. In negative Covid-19 tests, this rate is 99.3 percent. The FDA has announced that positive results may need to be confirmed by molecular tests, namely PCR.
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