国际英语资讯:U.S. FDA issues first emergency use authorization for COVID-19 pool testing
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span> (<span word="EUA">EUA</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Quest">Quest</span> <span word="Diagnostics">Diagnostics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Quest">Quest</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="diagnostic">diagnostic</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pooled">pooled</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>.</p><p><span word="Sample">Sample</span> <span word="pooling">pooling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span>.</p><p><span word="Sample">Sample</span> <span word="pooling">pooling</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="people">people</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="batch">batch</span>" <span word="using">using</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="test">test</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="infected">infected</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="individually">individually</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pooled">pooled</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="EUA">EUA</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="pooling">pooling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Hahn">Hahn</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sample">Sample</span> <span word="pooling">pooling</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="portions">portions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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