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12. He is now wrong, Roche Coronavirus Antibody Test Wins FDA Approval for Emergency Use

Reply to Greybnk48 (Reply #11)

Mon May 4, 2020, 01:30 PM

May 2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/roche-coronavirus-antibody-test-wins-fda-approval-for-emergency-use-11588505019

Pharma giant Roche gets US go-ahead for Covid-19 antibody test

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/pharma-giant-roche-gets-us-go-ahead-for-covid-19-antibody-test

Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG says it has received emergency use approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antibody test to help determine if people have ever been infected with the coronavirus.

Governments, businesses and individuals are seeking such blood tests to help them learn more about who may have had the disease, who may have some immunity and to potentially craft strategies to end lockdowns that have battered global economies.

Roche had previously pledged to make its antibody test available by early May and to boost production by June to “high double-digit millions” per month.

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The latest coronavirus antibody test is a lot more accurate (100% accurate at detecting antibodies) [View all] Celerity May 2020 OP

Fresno county practically has zero tests onecaliberal May 2020 #1

I wish we could mass test here. ismnotwasm May 2020 #2

I would think that Trump would want that info out, as it bolsters his case for re-opening Celerity May 2020 #3

That's 2000 people out of every million jberryhill May 2020 #4

10,000 false positives muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #6

Stated an odd way jberryhill May 2020 #10

A "false positive" is someone the test claims is positive, but is in reality negative muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #19

Yippee. Igel May 2020 #13

Are Antibodies the Way Back? The Research is Mixed frazzled May 2020 #5

+1,000+++++ CountAllVotes May 2020 #8

You see that word "is"? Igel May 2020 #16

Some understand limited things well. Igel May 2020 #14

The problem is most people don't get to choose which antibody test to use. They use the one which still_one May 2020 #7

I think the Roche test will soon become the gold standard and the most widely used Celerity May 2020 #9

Perhaps. Igel May 2020 #17

+1 CountAllVotes May 2020 #20

According to John Oliver and the scientist on his show, ZERO tests Greybnk48 May 2020 #11

He is now wrong, Roche Coronavirus Antibody Test Wins FDA Approval for Emergency Use Celerity May 2020 #12

"Approval for emergency use" is not the same as "approval"... Wounded Bear May 2020 #15

+1 CountAllVotes May 2020 #18

A good test is great Chainfire May 2020 #21

A great drug (or test) for a drug company Chainfire May 2020 #22