Rapid testing kit placed in Maryville
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MARYVILLE, Mo. — Rapid tests for COVID-19 are now available in Nodaway County, health department director Tom Patterson announced Thursday.
The Abbot ID rapid test instrument has been placed with Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville.
“In this initial phase, testing is reserved for symptomatic priority groups to provide timely testing for the most vulnerable, first responders, and medical personnel,” Patterson said in a press release.
The Abbot test instruments are widely used across the country, and can produce positive results within five minutes and negative results within 13 minutes.
“Instruments were distributed to local public health agencies throughout Missouri to optimize testing opportunities for those areas,” the press release said. “Many are paired with two counties, and this instrument is one of two allocated to Andrew, Buchanan, and Nodaway counties.”
The testing units were distributed through a point of care initiative by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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