FDA grants emergency use authorization for 5-13 minute Covid-19 test

Re:FDA grants emergency use authorization for 5-13 minute Co... by jdminhbg on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:19AM (#22709402)

> But, I don’t know what the benefit of a 15 minute test is.

At the risk of sounding snarky... Really? You can't think of any way in which a 5-15 min result is more valuable than a multi-hour/day result? We have governors setting up roadblocks at state borders to turn away out-of-state license plates; a quick test seems like it might help there. Then think about what that means for international flights.

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Re:FDA grants emergency use authorization for 5-13 minute Co... by 40four on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:07AM (#22711566)

Well, maybe I’ve come around after sleeping on it :) Sometimes I can’t resist an angry rant right before bed.

@mkrumm schooled me on multiple valid use cases and, I think, outlined how these things will actually be used.

They seem to allow medical professionals to be able to make rapid, urgent decisions, about specific patients or cases. Most likely in emergency situations. I doubt they can be used assembly line style to process large volumes of tests, so I’m afraid things like testing a whole plane flight or a big group of people waiting at a roadblock are not very feasible.

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