U.S. approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results
4 years, 7 months ago

U.S. approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results

The Hindu  

U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corporation of San Diego. Antigen tests can diagnose active infections by detecting the earliest toxic traces of the virus rather than genetic code of the virus itself. That’s led White House adviser Dr Deborah Birx and other federal officials to call for a breakthrough in the antigen tests. Recently, the National Institutes of Health announced $1.5 billion in research grants aimed at fast-tracking the development of rapid, easy-to-use testing approaches — including antigen tests — by the fall.

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Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
7 months ago

Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude

LA Times  

People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes. The report, produced by a committee of experts at the request of the U.S. Social Security Administration, aims to summarize what is known about long COVID, a …

Ramp up Covid testing to stay alert: Centre to states
1 year, 9 months ago

Ramp up Covid testing to stay alert: Centre to states

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Saturday directed states to increase testing for Covid-19 as per the World Health Organization’s guidelines to effectively check any increase in its spread, people familiar with the matter said. “In the past several weeks, in some states Covid-19 testing has declined and the current testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO,” …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 10 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 10 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
2 years, 4 months ago

FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you’re not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday. Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. Thursday’s update reflects the evolving understanding of the accuracy of …

If exposed to the coronavirus, take 3 home tests to boost accuracy, FDA now says
2 years, 4 months ago

If exposed to the coronavirus, take 3 home tests to boost accuracy, FDA now says

LA Times  

Boxes of rapid coronavirus tests are displayed for sale at a drugstore. People screening themselves at home should use three tests to more accurately detect the virus, according to new FDA recommendations. If you were exposed to the coronavirus, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you’re not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday. But …

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice
2 years, 9 months ago

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice

LA Times  

A woman is tested for a coronavirus infection at the Lenasia South Hospital near Johannesburg in South Africa. The advice comes months after critics said the lack of recommendations from the global health agency was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic in poor countries. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency was concerned …

White House launches ‘test to treat’ COVID-19 initiative, plan toward greater normality
2 years, 10 months ago

White House launches ‘test to treat’ COVID-19 initiative, plan toward greater normality

LA Times  

Beginning this month, Americans will be able to head to their local pharmacy for a coronavirus test and, if they test positive, receive antiviral pills on the spot, at no cost to them. President Biden announced the launch of the “test to treat” initiative during Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address as he emphasized the country’s progress in battling …

Posts mislead on PCR test development
2 years, 10 months ago

Posts mislead on PCR test development

Associated Press  

CLAIM: COVID-19 PCR tests weren’t developed using samples of the coronavirus and instead detect “something else.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: Partly false. THE FACTS: Misleading posts circulating widely online in recent days are using technical documents from one COVID-19 PCR test to falsely claim that such tests don’t actually detect the coronavirus – with some users going so far as to suggest …

Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
3 years ago

Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator

Raw Story  

Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. In a statement, the FDA said it was collaborating with the National Institutes of Health to study the performance of home tests, also known as "antigen" tests, against patient samples containing …

November 30, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news
3 years, 1 month ago

November 30, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news

CNN  

The US Food and Drug Administration is working “as quickly as possible” to find out more about the Omicron coronavirus variant, according to Dr. Janet Woodcock, the agency’s acting commissioner. Read the whole statement here: “As we have with previous emerging COVID-19 variants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively working with our federal partners, international regulators and medical …

Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US

CNN  

CNN — Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers – including US citizens and permanent residents – be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status, sources familiar with the discussions have told CNN. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told …

At-home COVID tests could make holiday reunions with family safer. Here’s how
3 years, 1 month ago

At-home COVID tests could make holiday reunions with family safer. Here’s how

LA Times  

Even with nearly 63% of Californians fully vaccinated, some public health officials worry that big gatherings this holiday season could lead to big outbreaks of COVID-19. Only two of the three approved home molecular tests — the Lucira CHECK-IT kit and the Cue Health kit — are available now online, and they’re pricey: Amazon sells Lucira’s for $89 per test, …

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests
3 years, 2 months ago

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. The National Institutes of Health’s $70 million pledge, announced last week, promises to get more tests onto the market by identifying and encouraging new manufacturers and easing the obstacles in getting the tests approved. A vast, international review of studies published in March found that few antigen tests met the World …

FDA says it’s working as fast as possible to fully approve vaccines, as urgency rises amid Covid surge
3 years, 5 months ago

FDA says it’s working as fast as possible to fully approve vaccines, as urgency rises amid Covid surge

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration insists it is working as quickly as possible to review applications for full approval of the Covid-19 vaccines as the number of cases continues to rise and vaccination rates decline across the country. The official noted that as part of the emergency use authorization granted last year, the vaccines have already …

CDC encourages use of new tests that detect both COVID-19 and the flu
3 years, 5 months ago

CDC encourages use of new tests that detect both COVID-19 and the flu

Associated Press  

CLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revoked Emergency Use Authorization for coronavirus PCR tests because they were inaccurate, led to false positives and confused positive influenza cases with COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, in February 2020, the CDC introduced a COVID-19 PCR test, known as the “CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel.” Some newer coronavirus tests can …

Consumers warned to check home corona tests against approved list
3 years, 8 months ago

Consumers warned to check home corona tests against approved list

Dutch News  

Health inspectors have received dozens of reports of unlicensed coronavirus test kits being sold online and over the counter in shops. In other cases tests are advertised as ‘approved by the RIVM’, even though the public health agency does not have a certification system. ‘Some shops have stopped selling the tests as a result, or make clear on their website …

Consumers warned to check home corona tests against approved list
3 years, 8 months ago

Consumers warned to check home corona tests against approved list

Dutch News  

Health inspectors have received dozens of reports of unlicensed coronavirus test kits being sold online and over the counter in shops. In other cases tests are advertised as ‘approved by the RIVM’, even though the public health agency does not have a certification system. ‘Some shops have stopped selling the tests as a result, or make clear on their website …

Covid US: FDA authorizes at-home test that can give results in 10 MINUTES
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid US: FDA authorizes at-home test that can give results in 10 MINUTES

Daily Mail  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized another at-home coronavirus test for emergency use authorization. The announcement of the approval is another important, albeit small, step to increase the number of testing options available in the U.S. Quidel Corp's at-home coronavirus test received emergency use authorization from the FDA on Monday, but it does required a prescription Users collected …

Modified COVID-19 vaccines may get nod from FDA without repeating full trials
3 years, 10 months ago

Modified COVID-19 vaccines may get nod from FDA without repeating full trials

LA Times  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance Monday that streamlines the vetting process for COVID-19 vaccines that are modified to target new coronavirus variants. “By issuing these guidances, we want the American public to know that we are using every tool in our toolbox to fight this pandemic, including pivoting as the virus adapts.” The recent emergence of …

COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse

Associated Press  

The makers of COVID-19 vaccines are figuring out how to tweak their recipes against worrisome virus mutations — and regulators are looking to flu as a blueprint if and when the shots need an update. But studies are raising concern that first-generation COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as well against a mutant that first emerged in South Africa as they do …

COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But studies are raising concern that first-generation COVID-19 vaccines …

A year into the pandemic, where are all the fast, easy home tests?
3 years, 11 months ago

A year into the pandemic, where are all the fast, easy home tests?

CNN  

CNN — Last March former President Donald Trump said “anybody that wants a test can get a test” for Covid-19. “Almost all the infections happen from people who don’t know that they’re positive, and so what you need is a widespread testing program that helps people identify when they are infectious so they can stop infecting other people,” said Dr. …

Coronavirus update: Latest vaccine and world news
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus update: Latest vaccine and world news

CNN  

A Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech was just 50.38% effective in late-stage trials in Brazil, significantly lower than earlier results showed, according to a statement published by the government of São Paulo Tuesday. “The Butantan Institute and the Government of São Paulo report that the coronavirus vaccine achieved a 50.38% overall efficacy rate in the clinical study conducted …

Coronavirus update: Latest vaccine and world news
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus update: Latest vaccine and world news

CNN  

A Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech was just 50.38% effective in late-stage trials in Brazil, significantly lower than earlier results showed, according to a statement published by the government of São Paulo Tuesday. “The Butantan Institute and the Government of São Paulo report that the coronavirus vaccine achieved a 50.38% overall efficacy rate in the clinical study conducted …

Immunity induced by COVID-19 vaccine expected to protect against new variants: Moderna
4 years ago

Immunity induced by COVID-19 vaccine expected to protect against new variants: Moderna

India TV News  

Moderna Inc on Wednesday said that it expects that the immunity induced by its COVID-19 vaccine would be protective against the new coronavirus variants found in the United Kingdom. A press release issued by the vaccine company reads, "While we plan to run tests to confirm the activity of the vaccine against any strain, the broad range of potential neutralizing …

Coronavirus | WHO calls meeting on new virus variant
4 years ago

Coronavirus | WHO calls meeting on new virus variant

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization will convene a meeting of members to discuss strategies to counter a new, more infectious coronavirus strain that emerged in Britain, its European chief said on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, the Geneva-based body repeated that there was not yet enough information to determine whether the new variant could affect vaccine efficacy, saying researching was …

Doctor who tested Covid-19 vaccines on a thousand volunteers finally gets his shot
4 years ago

Doctor who tested Covid-19 vaccines on a thousand volunteers finally gets his shot

CNN  

CNN — Every time Dr. Paul Bradley goes into an exam room, he wonders: Will today be the day he gets Covid-19? “I work every day in a petri dish,” said Bradley, an internist in Savannah, Georgia, who’s treated more than a hundred coronavirus patients. Over the years, Bradley has gotten used to fielding questions from vaccine-hesitant patients, but not …

FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn't Require A Prescription
4 years ago

FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn't Require A Prescription

NPR  

FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn't Require A Prescription Enlarge this image toggle caption Ellume Health Ellume Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the first coronavirus test that people will be able to buy at a local store without a prescription and use for immediate results at home to find out if they're positive …

Scientists develop new coronavirus antibody test that gives results in 20 minutes
4 years ago

Scientists develop new coronavirus antibody test that gives results in 20 minutes

India Today  

A new coronavirus antibody test has been developed by scientists that can give results within 20 minutes. The new method, called biolayer interferometry immunosorbent assay, provides complete quantitative results in less than 20 minutes. "Our assay is as sensitive if not better than other assays in detecting low levels of antibodies, and the specificity is as good as the best …

Will the US ever have a national Covid-19 testing strategy?
4 years, 1 month ago

Will the US ever have a national Covid-19 testing strategy?

Hindustan Times  

As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, US health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy. “If we’d had a more robust approach and testing was scaled up as one of the tools, I think much of this third surge would would have been avoidable,” said Dr. Grant Colfax, …

Coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than thought, say researchers
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than thought, say researchers

Live Mint  

The new coronavirus was circulating in Italy in September 2019, a study by the National Cancer Institute of the Italian city of Milan shows, signaling that it might have spread beyond China earlier than thought. The World Health Organization has said the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the respiratory disease it causes, were unknown before the outbreak was reported in Wuhan, …

Coronavirus vaccine: Australian vaccine safe, produces antibody response in early tests
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus vaccine: Australian vaccine safe, produces antibody response in early tests

Live Mint  

Developed by an Australian university and CSL Ltd, an early testing of a potential coronavirus vaccine has shown it to be safe and produce an antibody response, Minister for Health Greg Hunt told news agency Reuters on Friday. Covid-19 vaccine update Earlier this week, Pfizer said that its experimental coronavirus vaccine had been more than 90% effective based on initial …

T-cell test is EIGHT TIMES better at detecting whether someone was infected with coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

T-cell test is EIGHT TIMES better at detecting whether someone was infected with coronavirus

Daily Mail  

A new type of test may be more effective at determining whether someone already had coronavirus compared to widely-used antibody tests. New research from the manufacturer, Adaptive Biotechnologies, which is based in Seattle, found that the test was eight times better at detecting past COVID-19 infection than a commercially available antibody test. A new type of test looks for T-cells, …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Victoria announces free kinder for 2021, SA to decide on border this Friday
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Victoria announces free kinder for 2021, SA to decide on border this Friday

ABC  

This antibody drug is not the same one that was given to US President Donald Trump when he caught coronavirus, but it is a very similar treatment. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorisation to Eli Lilly & Co's bamlanivimab based on trial data showing that a one-time infusion of the treatment reduced the need for hospitalisation or …

November 9 coronavirus news
4 years, 2 months ago

November 9 coronavirus news

CNN  

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 9. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images US President-elect Joe Biden has hailed the “positive news in this fight” against coronavirus, after Monday’s announcement of “progress made toward a successful vaccine” — but added the process must “be grounded in science and fully transparent.” “Soon, the expectation is the …

Coronavirus | Feluda test to be commercially available by month-end: CSIR Director General
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Feluda test to be commercially available by month-end: CSIR Director General

The Hindu  

The Feluda test, a coronavirus detection test developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and to be commercialised by Tata Sons, will be commercially available in laboratories this month. Compared to the RT-PCR test, it’s reportedly cheaper — about ₹500 per test compared to ₹1,200-₹1,600 for RT-PCR, according to current estimates though that would be known only once …

Coronavirus | Repurposed drugs did not cut down mortality, says WHO
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Repurposed drugs did not cut down mortality, says WHO

The Hindu  

Interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial, coordinated by the World Health Organization, have indicated that remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens appeared to have little or no effect on 28-day mortality or the in-hospital course of COVID-19 among hospitalised patients as per information released by the World Health Organisation. Speaking exclusively to The Hindu, about the outcome Prof. K …

Pfizer says mid-November is earliest it can seek coronavirus vaccine approval
4 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer says mid-November is earliest it can seek coronavirus vaccine approval

LA Times  

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says that the earliest it can request emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine is the third week of November — and that’s if everything goes well. Despite President Trump’s repeated promises of a vaccine before election day, scientists have been cautioning that it’s unlikely that data showing a shot actually works would come until November or December. …

Detect coronavirus in just 5 min: Nobel Prize winner develops unique Covid test
4 years, 3 months ago

Detect coronavirus in just 5 min: Nobel Prize winner develops unique Covid test

India Today  

At a time when scientists across world are racing against time to find an effective vaccine against Covid-19, a team of researchers led by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna has developed a unique test that can detect the novel coronavirus infection in just 5 minutes. The study says that the researchers used CRISPR gene-editing tool to come up with the …

Covid-19 testing is key, but a testing-only strategy is a ‘complete failure’
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 testing is key, but a testing-only strategy is a ‘complete failure’

CNN  

CNN — Until President Trump’s coronavirus infection, the White House strategy for keeping him and others in the administration safe was one of testing only. Testing-only strategy a ‘complete failure’ Unlike mask-wearing, testing would not “send the wrong message” as Trump has said in the past, and one he reinforced when he pointedly took off his mask on the White …

Covid-19 vaccine latest: China in talks with WHO to assess its vaccines for global use, and more
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine latest: China in talks with WHO to assess its vaccines for global use, and more

India Today  

A World Health Organisation official has said China is in talks to have its locally produced Covid-19 vaccines assessed by the WHO to make them available for international use. Read: New coronavirus can last 9 hours on skin; breathing with mask does not alter oxygen level ‘MAY TAKE 2 MORE YEARS TO PROVIDE COVID-19 VACCINE TO 70% OF WORLD’S POPULATION’ …

Rapid Covid tests: Trump announces plan to deploy 150 million Abbott Laboratories tests previously touted
4 years, 3 months ago

Rapid Covid tests: Trump announces plan to deploy 150 million Abbott Laboratories tests previously touted

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump formally announced a plan on Monday to disperse the 150 million rapid coronavirus tests first promoted by the White House in August. Announcing the distribution plan Monday afternoon in the White House Rose Garden, Trump claimed the testing effort would “allow every state on a very regular basis test every teacher who needs it.” …

Lufthansa to offer rapid coronavirus testing – but only for first and business class passengers
4 years, 3 months ago

Lufthansa to offer rapid coronavirus testing – but only for first and business class passengers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lufthansa has announced it plans to offer rapid Covid-19 testing to passengers, although it’s likely only …

FDA expected to announce rigorous standards for potential coronavirus vaccines, which will likely prevent approval by election day
4 years, 3 months ago

FDA expected to announce rigorous standards for potential coronavirus vaccines, which will likely prevent approval by election day

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Donald Trump claimed at a …

Single-dose vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut
4 years, 3 months ago

Single-dose vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut

India Today  

A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top US health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves. On Wednesday he tweeted a link to news about the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine study and …

Won't cut corners in coronavirus vaccine race, says drugmaker Pfizer
4 years, 4 months ago

Won't cut corners in coronavirus vaccine race, says drugmaker Pfizer

India Today  

Drugmaker Pfizer, which has developed a coronavirus vaccine in collaboration with German's BioNTech SE, said on Friday that the company "will never submit a Covid-19 vaccine for approval or emergency use authorisation" until its scientists are sure of its safety and effectiveness. A report by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy quoted the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, …

Coronavirus US: Vaccine trials could stop early if safe, says Fauci
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus US: Vaccine trials could stop early if safe, says Fauci

Daily Mail  

Clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines could be stopped weeks early, if data from the tests is 'overwhelmingly' positive that the shots work, and are safe, Dr Anthony Fauci told Kaiser Health News. Results from these trials are expected around year-end, but ending the tests even weeks early could expedite approval and vaccination for front-line workers and vulnerable populations in the …

What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, August 31
4 years, 4 months ago

What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, August 31

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in the August 31 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. WHAT’S IMPORTANT TODAY India becomes the world’s third deadliest Covid-19 country India reported 971 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, bringing the total to 64,469 and surpassing Mexico as the country with the third highest number of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to the latest data …

Are these fast, cheap coronavirus tests the game-changer everyone is waiting for?
4 years, 4 months ago

Are these fast, cheap coronavirus tests the game-changer everyone is waiting for?

CNN  

CNN — Move over, slowpoke coronavirus tests that take a week or more to return a result – there’s a new generation of rapid tests coming to town – some are already here – and they’re poised to transform the landscape. Compared to the most commonly used type of coronavirus test in the country – molecular diagnostic tests, also called …

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