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Avacta gets MHRA registration for rapid Covid-19 test

Mon, 07th Jun 2021 10:11

(Sharecast News) - Diagnostics and cancer therapy developer Avacta Group announced on Monday that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed registration of its 'AffiDX' SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test for Covid-19, allowing it to place the product on the market in the UK for professional use.
The AIM-traded firm said lateral flow antigen tests are intended to provide a cost-effective and rapid means of identifying individuals with a high viral load, that means they were more likely to infect others.

It said the clinical data for its AffiDX antigen lateral flow test reported in April demonstrated 100% sensitivity for identifying infectious individuals with viral loads measured by PCR of Ct

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