Breath Tests

[princessmommyx3]

I just came across this article. Looks like once cruising resumes, cruise lines might be using breath tests. Thoughts?

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/env...thalyzer-system-can-screen-1000-cruisers-hour

 

[jane01jp]

I just came across this article. Looks like once cruising resumes, cruise lines might be using breath tests. Thoughts?

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/env...thalyzer-system-can-screen-1000-cruisers-hour

I tried to read the article, but didn't have access. Can you provide some pertinent excerpts?

 

[Starwind]

I tried to read the article, but didn't have access. Can you provide some pertinent excerpts?

The company has a copy of the article on their website: https://vikand.com/in-the-news/mult...r-system-can-screen-1000-cruisers-in-an-hour/

 

[princessmommyx3]

Thank you for finding that link! Strange that the first article was deleted.

 

[Jack_Sparrow_NJ]

While not the original story, there is one device being developed / tested.

https://today.tamu.edu/2020/11/19/texas-am-system-worlds-inc-collaborate-on-covid-19-breathalyzer/

 

[jane01jp]

That is really cool!

 

[TiggerBouncy]

While not the original story, there is one device being developed / tested.

https://today.tamu.edu/2020/11/19/texas-am-system-worlds-inc-collaborate-on-covid-19-breathalyzer/

I have to say... I walked into this article with 1 few dozens reasons it would not work or I would not use it. However, they seemed to have answered most of my objections.

It's cool. I would approve of it. My big question is that it may be a rather large expense for a technology that may not have another need for 20 years.

But then.... maybe it will be used. Hard to say.

 

[princessmommyx3]

Here’s another manufacturer of a breath test, in addition to the one from TAMU. This one sounds pretty far along in development:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...id-breath-test-begins-in-india-301187497.html

 

[DisneYE]

Not a breath test but a rapid take-home test, results in minutes, 90-97% accuracy.
Just approved by the FDA
It's good news. But the bad news is they'll only supply 100K tests, which is a drop in a bucket
1 million by summer, which is still negligible. There needs to be 100 million of these rapid tests.
Hopefully some other company will step up with larger capabilities.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/15/covid-home-rapid-test/