COVID-19 rapid test maker recalls about 200,000 kits in the US because as many as A QUARTER of results may be false positives
Australian manufacturer Ellume said it is recalling nearly 200,000 of its COVID-19 rapid test kits The test comes with a nasal swab analyzer that connects to an app on users' smartphone, and gives results in 15 minutes Officials from the company said one of the kits' raw materials is causing test results to come back as false positives The problem affected 427,000 kits - half of which have already been used - and resulted in 42.000 positives, of which up to 25% may be inaccurate Customers who attempt to use one of the affected kits will get a notification from the app about the recall and can request a replacement kit By Mary Kekatos Acting U.S. Health Editor For Dailymail.Com
Published: 23:14 BST, 5 October 2021 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 5 October 2021
A maker of COVID-19 rapid tests is recalling thousands of kits due to a high rate of false positives.
Australian manufacturer Ellume announced over the weekend it was recalling about 200,000 of its at-home tests that are approved for use in the U.S.
The test was believed to be a game changer because it comes with a nasal swab analyzer that connects to an app on users' smartphones and can provide results within 15 minutes.
But as many as one-quarter of all results could be telling people they're infected with COVID-19 when they actually are not.
Australian manufacturer Ellume said it is recalling nearly 200,000 of its COVID-19 rapid test kits (pictured), which were the first completely at-home kit to received FDA authorization
Officials from the company said one of the kits' raw materials is causing test results to come back as false positives. Pictured: COVID-19 home test kits are seen inside the Ellume laboratory in Brisbane, Australia, February 2021
According to The New York Times, the 200,000 kits account for 5.6 percent of the 3.5 million kits Ellume has sent to
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