A 'Game-Changing' 15-Minute COVID-19 Test Was Just Cleared in Europe

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The company behind it says it's on track to produce about 8 million tests a month

Becton Dickinson said its antigen assay is 93.5% sensitive, a measure of how often it correctly identifies infections, and 99.3% specific, the rate of correct negative tests. The data, which differ from the U.S. label’s 84% sensitivity and 100% specificity, come from a new clinical study that was recently submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, spokesman Troy Kirkpatrick said.Rapid antigen testing has been making inroads in Europe as well as the U.S.

The company is currently having conversations in multiple European countries, largely with governments and health authorities, about “where and how our solutions would fit,” he said.

 

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