According to the Ile-de-France daily, this device is already used in pediatric or adult emergency services, as well as for tests carried out in pharmacies, for a fee of a few euros to pay. From this Wednesday, November 27, it will be sold freely, around ten euros.
Less unpleasant
Good news for sensitive noses, the operation is less invasive than nasopharyngeal Covid self-tests. And therefore less unpleasant. The swab, a sort of sponge attached to the end of a small tube, must be inserted less deeply and rotated into each nostril. As with the usual self-tests, it must then be immersed in a container. Three strips of different colors will then indicate which virus we are dealing with.
There remains the question of the reliability of the test: if the manufacturer boasts it is close to 100%, the High Health Authority is more measured, despite new reassuring data. “Le Parisien” then specifies that a national-scale investigation will be launched during the winter of 2025-2026.
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