RE: COVID19 Collaboration, Combination Solution14 Aug 2020 17:24
Completely agree. The combination of Integumen real time monitoring and, let’s say, a saliva based 10 min LFD is the perfect way to control the situation. Get the alert, test everyone in the area and quickly isolate them and the transmission chains are broken. That sorts all the local issues and the use of the LFDs where there are people congregating or travelling sorts the rest. Luckily I’m invested in both Avacta and Integumen :-)
A practical question though... what happens after an alert? As you’ve said, the RNA can persist for some time. When / how do you determine that an outbreak has passed? Will the system be quantitative allowing viral loads to be charted? Or do you allow some time to pass, focus on the individual testing using LFDs and reset after a period of time once the tests are clear? Would the affimers need replacing more frequently etc?