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| DATE | 2020-05-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Roche Test Kits Approved
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Roche Coronavirus Antibody Test Wins FDA Approval for Emergency Use
The Swiss health-care giant says its test has proven 100% accurate at
detecting Covid-19 antibodies in the blood
Antibody tests are performed on a blood sample, and are seen by many
governments as key to better understanding the spread of mild and
asymptomatic cases of Covid-19.
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By Denise Roland
May 3, 2020 7:23 am ET
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The Food and Drug Administration has cleared for emergency use an
antibody test from diagnostics giant Roche Holding AG RHHBY -1.45% , the
company said Sunday, a move that could add significant capacity to
efforts to determine the wider spread of Covid-19.
Roche’s test, which identifies antibodies made by the body to fight off
the new coronavirus, is designed to tell people whether they have been
infected in the past. For many diseases, antibodies remain in the blood
for weeks, months or even years after infection. Antibody tests are
performed on a blood sample and are different from the swab tests used
to diagnose a current infection.
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Antibody tests are seen by many governments around the world as key to
better understanding the spread of mild and asymptomatic cases of
Covid-19, although so far most commercially available tests—around 10
have so far received emergency clearance from the FDA—aren’t deemed
accurate enough.
Roche says its test has proven 100% accurate at detecting Covid-19
antibodies in the blood, and 99.8% accurate at ruling out the presence
of those antibodies. In other words, only two in every 1,000 samples
lacking the antibodies would produce a “false positive” result.
Thomas Schinecker, who leads Roche’s diagnostics business, said in an
interview that the company was able to run its test on around 6,000
blood samples, a figure he said was significantly higher than smaller
rivals. He said the test reliably detects antibodies when the blood
sample is drawn at least 14 days after infection.
Governments around the world hope reliable antibody testing could help
gauge how much of the population remains susceptible to the virus, in
order to guide decisions about easing lockdowns. Some have even
considered issuing “immunity passports” to people who have antibodies
that could allow them to, for example, return to work earlier.
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