What are the brands of self-test boxes in COVID-19?
The State Administration of Medical Products issued the COVID-19 antigen test kit to approve this change. According to CCTV news, the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products approved the changes of self-test applications for COVID-19 antigen products from Novozan in Nanjing, Jinwowu in Beijing, Yuan Yin in Shenzhen Huada, Wanfu Bio in Guangzhou and Huaketai Bio in Beijing. Since then, five COVID-19 antigen self-test products have been officially listed.
On March 12, the State Pharmaceutical Products Supervision and Administration issued a notice to approve the application for self-test change of COVID-19 antigen products from Nanjing Novezan Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Jinwowu Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Huada Yuan Yin Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Wanfu Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Huaketai Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
On March 13, the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products approved the registration application of five COVID-19 antigen detection kit products. These five enterprises include Beijing Wan Tai Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Beijing Rejing Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tianjin Boao Seth Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Chongqing Ming Dow Jiece Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Lepu Diagnostic Technology Co., Ltd.
Community residents who need self-test can purchase antigen detection reagents for self-test through retail pharmacies, online sales platforms and other channels.
Which brand of COVID-19 self-test box is good?
The testing principle of each brand is the same, there is no good or bad for the time being, and it is mainly purchased according to personal needs.
COVID-19 antigen test kit is easy to use, and individuals can complete the test in only 8 steps at home. This product can be used for sampling and detection of oropharyngeal swab and nasopharyngeal swab. The shelf life of the reagent at room temperature is 15 months. Clinical test data show that the sensitivity and specificity of this reagent are leading in China, and the results can be obtained in 10 minutes at the earliest.
Although antigen testing can not replace nucleic acid testing at present, if the antigen is positive, it can be identified as a suspected case. In the process of popularizing antigen testing, it is very important to open and improve the link of where to report after antigen testing is positive, so that suspected patients can quickly go to the nucleic acid testing department for examination.
Who can buy COVID-19 self-test box?
1. New employees with related symptoms
Persons who have symptoms such as respiratory tract and fever within 5 days and go to primary medical and health institutions for treatment.
Step 2 isolate observers
Including home isolation observation, close contacts and sub-close contacts, entry isolation observation, closed control area and people in the control area.
3. Community residents in need
Usually refers to the community residents who need antigen self-test.