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San Mateo County is taking a closer look at Curative Inc.âs COVID-19 tests after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning this week that the tests, widely used and available in Half Moon Bay and across the county, are designed only to detect the virus in symptomatic patients.
âThe County of San Mateo was made aware of the FDAâs safety communication indicating the risk of false negatives under certain conditions,â County Communications Director Michelle Durand wrote in a statement to the Review. âWe are actively engaged with Curative and monitoring the situation as they work to address the issues raised by the FDA.â
Cabrillo Unified School District staff is ramping up coronavirus testing and detection in hopes of being able to reopen schools more widely in the weeks ahead.
District nurse Susan Vana told those on a Zoom board meeting, Thursday, that she had begun to administer a pilot testing program for staff in the last week. By then, 53 staff members had been given self-administered saliva tests in a program that uses Curative Labs as a contracted testing company.
When employees sign up for the tests, they are sent an email with a link to a video showing how it works. Subjects essentially swab regions of their mouth for 20 seconds in a procedure monitored by a trained observer. The tests are then sent to Curative for a result. Published reports say the tests can cost as much as $150 each, however they are covered by insurance, and district officials donât expect taxpayers or employees to incur any cost.