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A health care worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the University Of Washington Medical Center on December 15, 2020 in Seattle. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE Washington appears to be in a better position than it has been in recent months, between the first round of coronavirus vaccinations and recent trends that suggest the state is making progress in flattening the curve of the latest, record-breaking surge of new COVID-19 infections.
While it appears the state could be turning the situation around, health officials warn that daily case counts remain high, and that residents must continue to follow safety guidelines through the coming weeks to begin reducing the number of infections.
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The BinaxNOW card-based COVID-19 antigen test comes with a nasal swab whose handle sticks out at right. (UW Medicine Virology Lab)
SEATTLE Coronavirus antigen tests can be useful at detecting certain infections, but are about 100 times less sensitive than traditional lab methods, according to new research from UW Medicine.
In August, the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the BinaxNOW rapid test designed by Abbott Laboratories. Unlike PCR tests, which must be processed in a lab, the antigen tests typically return results within 15 minutes.
The federal government bought 150 million of the test kits and shipped them across the country, including millions sent to Washington. While authorized use only includes people within seven days of developing symptoms, UW Medicine said some organizations, like sports teams and nursing homes, have utilized the tests off label.
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