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> It's possible to design cheap $1 per test paperstrips that diagnose saliva samples that can be administered by teachers (or even parents). The technology is t
by elliekelly 6y ago
> It's possible to design cheap $1 per test paperstrips that diagnose saliva samples that can be administered by teachers (or even parents). The technology is there, but it's not approved by the FDA because it's not reliable at very low dosages (where the individual isn't probably infectious anyways).
Is this “possible” in that it exists and the FDA hasn’t acted on it or this is test only theoretical?
- est31 6y agoThe tests exist in drawers of various companies but they aren't certified, at least back when those videos were released (maybe it's different now). The price depends on the scale the tests are deployed at, that's why I said "possible to design". https://www.stopcovid.science/ https://www.stopcovid.science/ > IMPORTANT NOTE: The STOPCovid kit and protocol should not be used for clinical purposes. Although we have validated the kit on patient samples, this test is not FDA authorized. We welcome researchers working with COVID-19 samples to request a starter kit for further experimental testing.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoIt's possible in that it exists, although I don't know to what degree of rigor the tests have been verified. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/opinion/coronavirus-tests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/opinion/coronavirus-tests...)