On the Cue NAAT tests, at my work, we learned of bad news from the FDA recently:PCR test would be the gold standard and more sensitive.
Labs has more info.
COVID-19 and Your Health
Symptoms, testing, what to do if sick, daily activities, and more.www.cdc.gov
As I mentioned earlier, my work had us order FAQs | Cue which are a form of NAAT test but aren't PCR. Look under "How does Cue’s COVID-19 OTC Test compare to other COVID-19 tests?". They are much more expensive than antigen tests.
Some folks at my work have mentioned getting an early positive signal from the above before they were showing positive on antigen tests.
Do Not Use Cue Health’s COVID-19 Tests
The FDA is concerned about the risk of false results with Cue Health’s COVID-19 tests as several changes have been made to the tests without FDA review and thes
There was this response: Cue Health Evaluating Warning Letter Received from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Cue Health Inc..
Then, in the past 24 hours, we learned of even worse news, supposedly:
San Diego COVID-19 test maker Cue Health — once worth $2.3B — lays off entire company and shuts down (copy at https://archive.is/r5dRA to get around the paywall)
Health tech company lays off entire workforce
"Biotech company Cue Health shuts down and lays off all employees following FDA advisory on COVID-19 test kits. Second round of layoffs after previous cut of 49
I still have a bunch of unexpired tests and I needed to claim a "reward" for a failed/cancelled/invalid test. But, FDA letter probably prohibited them from sending out any tests and if they're shutting down on Friday, there will be nobody left to do that.
