The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen diagnostic test, the Becton Dickinson Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2.
‘COVID-19 antigen diagnostic test is authorized for use in laboratories certified under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 for testing.’
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"Expanding America's testing capabilities is the result of partnership and ingenuity between the federal government, private sector and academia," FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on Monday. Read More..
Antigen tests play an important role in the overall response against COVID-19, including as a point-of-care test that can potentially scale up to test millions of Americans quickly, he added.
In May, the FDA approved EUA to American company Quidel Corp for the first COVID-19 antigen test.
Source-IANS
Indian Namaste the Preferred Greeting over Conventional Handshake
COVID-19 pandemic is causing changes in how we greet each other. The traditional Indian way of greeting with folded hands (Namaste) is now being preferred over handshake. Namaste has more to it than just being a greetings, read to find out
COVID-19 pandemic is causing changes in how we greet each other. The traditional Indian way of greeting with folded hands (Namaste) is now being preferred over handshake. Namaste has more to it than just being a greetings, read to find out
