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Monday to rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 also in the entire network of private laboratories of Rome He was born in Lazio. Therefore, almost two hundred facilities (half of which in the capital) will be accessible to anyone for a very fast screening, capable of revealing in just thirty minutes whether the antibodies to Covid have been developed and therefore the possible presence of the virus. If so, the user will have to perform molecular swabbing, which remains available only in public facilities. Now it will be possible to undergo the same type of examination experienced by Spallanzani’s doctors and researchers at the airports of Rome and in the port of Civitavecchia. “Once the experimentation has been positively concluded – clarifies the regional councilor for Health, Alessio D’Amato – the test can now also be adopted in private structures authorized for microbiology, virology and immunology”.
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The rapid test is similar to the swab in that it is always done through a sample with a wand from the nose. But it has a different processing. For the rapid test, no medical prescription will be necessary, the price is reduced to 13.94 euros. The wait, however, is now all for the saliva tests awaiting validation from Spallanzani. The authorization should arrive before the end of the month. As it is not invasive, it can be used with minors and in schools. The list of authorized private laboratories will be prepared by the Region in the next few hours.
Theoretically, it could be almost comparable to what has already been given for testing centers capable of serological testing. In Rome and its province there are more than one hundred, the majority concentrated in Asl Rm 1 (39) and Asl Rm 2 (34), followed by Asl Rm 3 (14). But there is still uncertainty, because for example, the requirement of the presence of virology is not available to everyone. “We would be ready to start with rapid tests but the indications provided so far are confusing and subject to interpretation – says Claudia Barillari, member of the board of directors of the Villa Mafalda nursing home – so much so that we are in contact with our reference association , the Aiop, to understand if the green light is also directed to private clinics or only to laboratories. In Villa Mafalda, for a time, molecular swabs were also made, later analyzed by Umberto I.
“Users in just 6 hours had a definitive answer – says Barillari – without having to flood the drive and wait locked in the house for days.” Mariastella Giorlandino of Artemisia Lab also expects the Region to backtrack on the decision on swabs for individuals. And why persist in banning hyssop to individuals? It makes no sense, there is a valid network with prepared and dedicated roads ready to help citizens and the public network.
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