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> Is it really that hard to drip a few drops on a standard antigen card... To be fair, this is an NAAT test[1], which identifies the RNA sequences of the virus

> Is it really that hard to drip a few drops on a standard antigen card... To be fair, this is an NAAT test[1], which identifies the RNA sequences of the virus, so it is (allegedly) much more precise and sensitive than the cheap antigen test. The real comparison is with laboratory-based PCR tests. But I agree that antigen tests are much more convenient, cheaper and less wasteful than the Cue. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/naats.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/naats.html

GekkePrutser 5y ago
Ah I see. Fair enough. Though it's still a very wasteful way to do it IMO. A human could open those liquid capsules and save all the plastic. I hope the big labs don't do it like this? But there was another covid test in the press lately that was really just a $2 lateral flow test with a bluetooth module attached ready to be disposed. I incorrectly assumed this was the same idea. Apologies.