Rapid Antigen Test Elucidates High Accuracy In Diagnosing COVID-19 medindia.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medindia.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A new study from Boston Children s Hospital and the Massachusetts Department of Health compared one of the latest rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 the Abbott BinaxNOW with a highly accurate PCR test in a high-volume, drive-thru testing environment. They found that the rapid test detected almost all adults who tested positive by PCR if they had had symptoms lasting seven days or less. In symptomatic children with less than seven days of symptoms, the test picked up about 85 percent of true positive cases.
But no matter the age, if the patient had high amounts of virus in their nose, the test caught it 99 percent of the time. It was also able to rule out COVID-19 in almost all people who were not infected, including adults and children with and without symptoms.
Panel of experts will answer participants’ questions
February 25, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts Amherst COVID-19 vaccine webinar, featuring a panel of scientists and public health experts, will aim to dispel misinformation and fear about the vaccine and explain why its widespread use around the world is crucial to overcoming the deadly pandemic.
Presented by the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Nursing and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Making the Case: The COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar is scheduled for 4-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2. The event is free and open to the public. Register here. Webinar participants are invited to submit questions when they register, and the panel of experts will answer as many as possible.
By WHAV Staff |
February 24, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker wears a mask when not speaking at the podium during a Haverhill visit Nov. 7, 2020. (WHAV News file photograph.)
Gov. Charlie Baker is putting $4.7 million into a program to help vaccinate residents in Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence and 17 other communities that are described as “disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.”
The effort aims to reduce barriers to vaccination in the 20 hardest-hit communities in the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth will work with Archipelago Strategies Group and Health Care for All to work with “local leaders and community- and faith-based organizations to strengthen existing efforts in these cities and towns.”
Some Hospitals Resuming New COVID-19 Vaccinations As Supply Increases wbur.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbur.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.