- Rapid diagnostic tests for Covid-19 were developed by Roche.
- They offer results in 15 minutes and have 91.1% sensitivity and 99.6% specificity.
- They have the Cofepris health permit and are an option given the recent increase in infections worldwide.
More than two years have passed since the start of the most serious pandemic in the last century and the situation still looks dangerous. Although some progress has been made, no real control of the problem has yet been achieved. For this reason, now the rapid self-diagnostic tests for Covid-19 have become more relevant.
The end of the pandemic is still quite far away
According to the most recent count from the World Health Organization (WHO), so far 558 million cases and 6.36 million deaths are recorded. In fact, during the last month the rate of transmission has accelerated due to the appearance of new sub-variants of Omicron.
In this case, now lineages BA.4 and BA.5 they are the ones that have shown the most worrying growth and could be the dominant ones in the whole world. The main characteristic of both is that they are quite contagious and have even been compared to the measles. In addition, the risk of reinfection is greater than other strains.
Now, unlike what happened at the beginning of the pandemic, there are now vaccines manufactured by different pharmaceutical companies. Although the effectiveness of each one is different, in the end they all work to provide protection.
Something that should be made clear is that regardless of the manufacturer, all biologicals work to prevent serious illness but not contagion. For this reason, although the number of fatalities has decreased considerably, the risk of infection remains.
Based on the above, it is essential to continue with prevention and hygiene measures regardless of the number of doses received of the vaccine. From the use of face masks to constant hand washing are measures that should not disappear.
Rapid tests without the need to go to laboratories
All this context works to talk about the rapid self-diagnosis tests for Covid-19. It is a method to instantly identify the possibility that a person is infected. To make this option available to millions of people today Walmart Mexico and Central America announced that it was incorporated into its catalog.
With the aim of promoting timely detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virusthe conglomerate said that this product is already for sale in the pharmacy section of its branches.
In this case it is the self-diagnostic nasal tests from the Roche laboratory. The most important thing is that they have the corresponding authorization from the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris).
They are also for sale in stores. Walmart Express and Walmart Supercenter, as well as on their online sites. In Aurrera Winery They are found in more than 390 stores and through its Despensa a tu casa platform you can find out where to get them. The current presentation includes the necessary material to perform five tests.
The SARS-CoV-2 antigen nasal test for self-testing from Roche Provides results in approximately 15 minutes. In addition, it has a 91.1% sensitivity and 99.6% specificityproviding reliable performance when there is limited or no access to laboratory tests and/or for those seeking an effective response in a short time.