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Ortho’s antigen test now available for accurate, mass-scale COVID testing

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At a time when people are growing more and more restless with prolonged life in isolation, and people of all ages are yearning to return to social life with loved ones, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics now offers the VITROS SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test on their systems, designed to detect active infection, can be a vital additional supplement to current testing scenarios.

With utility for mass-scale testing and same-day results for labs, Ortho’s latest COVID-19 solution can run up to 130 tests per hour and immediately help hospitals and reference labs address testing backlogs, supply shortages, and delayed results. Thus, providing fast and accurate results.

Ortho’s COVID-19 antigen test was the first high-volume test to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the U.S.In India, CDSCO also has given approval for emergency use.

“As the pandemic continues to devastate our communities and economy, laboratory professionals have been working under extraordinary circumstances to deliver critical COVID-19 testing data to patients, clinicians and communities,” Chairman & CEO, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Chris Smith said. He added, “Even as vaccine inoculation programs roll out, mass-scale testing remains an essential tool in fighting COVID-19. Ortho’s accurate, high-volume COVID-19 antigen test can play a pivotal role in the global response to this virus.”

 

https://pynr.in/article/ortho-s-vitros-r-sars-cov-2-antigen-test-is-now-available-for-accurate

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