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Breathalyzer covid-19 test authorized here in the united states. it works by detecting chemical compounds associated with covid-19 infection in breath samples. and it could provide results in under 3 minutes. now this breath test is authorized for use in doctors offices, mobile testing sites, hospitals. it is not authorized for at-home use. but who knows where the technology is heading. maybe that could be a development in the future. but for now, dr. jeff sherin said this in a statement released this week, quote, today's authorization is yet another example of the rapid innovation occurring w...

This is the first authorized in the united states it works with chemical compounds associated with covid-19 infection in breath samples. and it can provide results in under three minutes. now, this breath test is authorized for use in doctors' offices, mobile testing sites, hospitals. it's not authorized for at-home use. but who knows where the technology is heading. maybe that can be a development in the future. but now for now, official dr. jeff sherman said in this statement, today's authorization is yet another example of the rapid innovation occurring with diagnostic tests for covid-19. a...

And you blow in the tube, and it doesn't look legit. >> yeah, what is funny about it, and honestly katy, we have become so accustomed to the swabs and everything takes time to get used to, and this is not something you will see in small offices or smaller doctor offices, and this is something we will see hospitals purchasing first and the mobile testing sites. again, where it's going to fit in, not 100% sure yet. i am all for everything that is new and innovative, and, again, the stats look fantastic. i just think for a test to really be incredibly useful it needs to be accurate and accessible...

The tools to combat them are not. so again health officials are saying that this is an effort to make people aware and the tools we have, vaccinations for instance, play a role in helping with protection. health officials also noted that with these subvariants, there is a 23% to 27% growth advantage above the ba.2 variant. so the growth advantage is what is being looked at very closely, how quickly this spreads, how quickly it is growing. >> and jacqueline, the fda just authorize the first covid breath tests. how do those work. >> that is right. this breath test really analyzes breath samples ...