Fluidigm Corp. (FLDM)

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06:28
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Fluidigm: Trump Administration provides saliva test at surge testing site in Waco, TX (6.75)
"Starting today, communities that are part of the federal surge testing effort for COVID-19, supported by the Trump Administration, have a new option: a test that uses samples of saliva collected by spitting into a sterile container. Made by Fluidigm Corporation and supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the easy-to-use saliva test detects SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on a molecular level using a microfluidics platform. The accuracy of the test is comparable to other molecular-level tests of nasal swab samples, according to a clinical study conducted by the manufacturer. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has traditionally provided nasal swab tests from other manufacturers to surge testing sites, which remain a choice for community officials."

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/10/16/trump-administration-provides-saliva-test-at-surge-testing-site-in-waco-tx.html