The latest Investing Matters Podcast with Jean Roche, Co-Manager of Schroder UK Mid Cap Investment Trust has just been released. Listen here.
cmackay6 Feb '20 - 12:23 - 817 of 817 Edit
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The number of infections is nothing compared to the number of tests used by even one vaccine development project. Now multiply that by the number of research labs that want the glory. I'm holding for as long as it takes. I will add when the soft money is out.
But the FDA have approved its usage through an Email Use Authorisation.
http://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-significant-step-coronavirus-response-efforts-issues-emergency-use-authorization-first
cmackay6 Feb '20 - 00:01 - 803 of 803 Edit
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htTps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/rt-pcr-detection-instructions.html
"Purpose: This document describes the use of real-time RT PCR (rRT-PCR) assays for the in vitro qualitative detection of 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in respiratory specimens and sera. The 2019-nCoV primer and probe sets are designed for the universal detection of SARS-like coronaviruses (N3 assay) and
*********** for specific detection of 2019-nCoV (N1 and N2 assays)."
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Specific detection means NCYT imho
Apologies for any confusion, the Primerdesign link is not on the FDA page, I added it on after the FDA text to show that Primerdesign are working in the area of the tests being used by the FDA.
cmackay4 Feb '20 - 23:06 - 714 of 714 Edit
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htTp://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-significant-step-coronavirus-response-efforts-issues-emergency-use-authorization-first
"Testing is limited to qualified laboratories designated by the CDC and, in the U.S., those certified to perform high complexity tests. The diagnostic is a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that provides presumptive detection of 2019-nCoV from respiratory secretions, such as nasal or oral swabs."
You can download a 'Beginners Guide to Real-time PCR' PDF here
htTp://www.primerdesign.co.uk/assets/files/beginners_guide_to_real_time_pcr.pdf
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cmackay4 Feb '20 - 19:41 - 703 of 703 Edit
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htTps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
The homepage for the 2019-nCoV section.
Thought I was onto a winner with the Info for Labs section, as it provides a link to the IRR page:-
"To request rRT-PCR kits, CDC’s International Reagent Resource (IRR)external icon provides registered users with reagents, tools and information".
But of course I'm not a registered user, so that fell flat.