"We are interested in understanding the issue more to help guide current as well as potential future uses of this test and will be reviewing these findings and the data that support it." "DPH does not currently use these tests at any of its testing sites," the statement reads. Marin County is the newest county to work with the startup, announcing a broad rollout of pop-up testing sites using the firm's technology.Ī representative from San Francisco's COVID Command Center told SFGATE in a statement that the Department of Public Health "is aware" of the FDA's statement on Curative tests.
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resulting in increased risk of spread of COVID-19 within the community."Ĭurative has partnered with six counties in the Bay Area - San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Sonoma, Santa Clara and Marin - for their free tests. The FDA explained that among the risks of false negatives are "delayed or lack of supportive treatment" and "lack of monitoring of infected individuals. "A negative result does not exclude the possibility of COVID-19" if used on individuals without any symptoms, it warned.
The reason for this, the agency explained, is that the test should be used only on "symptomatic individuals within 14 days of COVID-19 symptom onset."
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