UnitedHealth Finds Self-Collected Covid-19 Testing Accurate
March 25 2020 - 2:40PM
Dow Jones News
By Matt Grossman
UnitedHealth Group said Wednesday its research showed that
self-collected Covid-19 testing is as effective as testing by
doctors.
The study, carried out on 500 patients at facilities of a
UnitedHealth subsidiary in Washington, found the tests accurately
detected the virus in 90% of infected patients, similar to tests
done by healthcare providers.
The self-administered test is also less invasive, UnitedHealth
said, requiring a swab from the front of the patient's nose.
Typical Covid-19 tests require a swab collected deep inside a
patient's nasal cavity.
"Making simple, patient-administered testing widely available
will substantially improve testing efficiency, while protecting
health care workers," Dr. Yuan-Po Tu, the study's leader, said.
Write to Matt Grossman at matt.grossman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 25, 2020 14:25 ET (18:25 GMT)
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