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Important update: Every U.S. household can now order 4 free COVID-19 tests. This resource is available at no cost, with no shipping fees, to help you and your loved ones stay informed and safe. Staying aware of your health status is crucial for protecting yourself and your community.

For more details or to place your order, visit the covidtests.gov.

#StaySafe#COVID19#FreeTests
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CoolerPseudonym

I dunno if anyone will not have heard, but the fancy Cue Health NAAT molecular #Covid test, with the handheld gizmo, has been revealed to be a near fraud. The FDA found that the company implemented non-approved changes to reagent formulations and device firmware post-EUA that will have significantly reduced the test’s accuracy.

In response to the FDA’s letter, the company elected to go out of business.

Don’t use these tests.

fda.gov/inspections-compliance

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationCue Health, Inc. - 675673 - 05/09/2024CGMP/QSR/Medical Devices/Adulterated
#CueHealth#CovidIsNotOver#CovidTesting
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Marcos

At the suggestion of others, I switched to Aptitude's Metrix for NAAT Covid19 testing (Thank you to those who suggested it!!). It's a little more fiddly as far as parts and process, but I'll take that over "false negatives" and "closing down".

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/san-d

Still COVIDing CanadaSan Diego COVID-19 testmaker Cue Health is shutting down
#CovidIsNotOver#CovidTesting#Covid
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Bass #AlleBurgers #EcoHumanist

Learning to live with covid-19: testing, vaccination, and mask wearing still play a key part in managing the pandemic

#ABCovid #CovidIsNotOver #CovidTesting #WearAMask

bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2943

The BMJ · Learning to live with covid-19: testing, vaccination, and mask wearing still play a key part in managing the pandemicPublic interest in covid-19 is waning, but testing, vaccination, and mask wearing remain important to curbing the pandemic over winter, write Zaki Arshad, Joshua Nazareth, and Manish Pareek With a fall in covid-19 mortality and hospital admission rates over the past two years,1 public interest in the pandemic has reduced.12 However, SARS-CoV-2 remains in widespread circulation.2 As we approach winter, a period associated with increased strain on our NHS, what can we expect from the covid-19 pandemic, and how can we prepare? As temperatures in the UK fall, we are seeing a steady increase in SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, in keeping with patterns seen with other respiratory viruses, such as influenza.23 SARS-CoV-2 test positivity was almost five times greater in September 2023, compared with June and July.2 This has coincided with the emergence of new variants, such as BA.2.86, named “Pirola” and JN.1.45 Early data suggest that BA.2.86 has higher angiotensin converting enzyme-2 receptor binding affinity than previous omicron variants, which may be associated with increased transmissibility.4 Accurately predicting future trends in SARS-CoV-2 infection and tracking the emergence of new variants is difficult …
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🇨🇳 China restarts COVID-19 testing in hospitals, airports.

"Authorities in China have started testing people for COVID-19 again in hospitals and transportation hubs as a wave of respiratory disease tears through the country, according to local residents and government directives."

#COVID19 #China #COVIDtesting @auscovid19

Source: rfa.org/english/news/china/chi

Radio Free Asia · China restarts COVID-19 testing in hospitals, airportsOfficial directives highlight the coronavirus as one of several respiratory illnesses ripping through the country.
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