The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test to incorporate testing of asymptomatic people. The test was formerly intended exclusively for use in people suspected to have Covid-19 by a healthcare professional within 12 days of symptom development. The EUA expansion is based on the latest data from asymptomatic individuals which showed the test had a positive and negative agreement of 82.1% and 100%, respectively, with an RT-PCR test.
The FDA has granted authorisation for pooled saliva sampling using the Yale School of Public Health SalivaDirect PCR COVID-19 test. Yale-approved labs can now utilise the test to pool up to five saliva samples at once for testing. The test is intended to be used for routine checking of asymptomatic people or for those suspected of having Covid-19. Adult users can obtain samples in the presence of a trained professional or in an at-home setting using the SalivaDirect Unsupervised Collection Kit or SalivaDirect At-Home Collection Kit.
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