The FDA has granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 test that uses breath samples—the first of its kind to get the agency's green light.
ABC News contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the new device for detecting COVID.test that uses breath samples -- the first of its kind to get the agency's green light. The device, called the InspectIR Covid-19 Breathalyzer, is"about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage," and can accurately detect coronavirus on the breath within just a few minutes, the company and FDA said.
"We spent a lot of time and a lot of effort on the science and the technology," company co-founder Luke Kaiser said."We are very focused on having a great product and a true product that can go anywhere, and test accurately." Though that dollar figure sounds large, the idea is to get the cost per test down to an average of $10 to $12 each, Redmond said, which is in line with and perhaps even cheaper than commercially available at-home rapid tests. Baked into that leasing price would be a supply of individually wrapped paper straws, an air filter for the test kit and other necessary components.
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