As is the case with the protective devices now in common use, such as masks, distributed by pharmacies, but also in bars, shops, hardware stores, supermarkets and motorway restaurants, so it will be for the do-it-yourself tampon kit. The possibility of carrying out a rapid antigen test at home would represent another step towards the return to normal, in parallel with the ongoing anti Covid-19 vaccination campaign, with an increase in inoculated doses per day in Italy.
it has obtained the CE certification and has already been put on sale in several European markets.
In Italy, a few days ago the self-diagnosis kit was included in the "list of medical devices of the Ministry of Health. This classification, unlike drugs, allows them to be sold in shops and supermarkets, and not only in pharmacies." medical devices with the authorizations in order for sale and trade and with the CE mark has been registered by the manufacturers in the database of the Ministry of Health independently - clarify by the Ministry, from the pages of Corriere della Sera - The Ministry of Health carries out surveillance and supervision of medical devices in accordance with current regulations ".
with all instructions for use. which identify the Sars-Cov-2 virus, and it is negative if they are not detected. Intuitive, it is easy to interpret. It is also possible that the test result is null: when the line corresponding to the quality indicator is not observed, it means that the test has not been performed correctly and therefore is not to be considered valid.
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The rapid test for the self-diagnosis of Covid-19 will go on sale starting from the first week of May, and promises reliability and results in 15 minutes. Each single kit for the do-it-yourself tampon will cost about 6-8 euros and can be purchased in a network of shops, supermarkets, but also participating bars and pharmacies.
. More generally, it should be noted that a nasal-only swab is less reliable and accurate than an oral-rhino-pharyngeal test.To determine a limit of the self-diagnosis test is also the method of execution, fundamental for the result of the swab and its reading. The self-sampling of biological material is a particularly critical operation to be performed independently without assistance or advice from a healthcare professional or pharmacist.