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Brandi Boxall, Global News Regina, August 22, 2022WATCH: Goodbye Nasal Swabs
“The world’s first saliva-based PCR test to our rapid testing has been authorized by Health Canada. John Andonoff, General Manager of @Songbirdlifesci joined @Brandi_Boxall with details.”
Candace Sampson, What She Said Podcast, August 19, 2022PODCAST: You’ll rejoice to know that testing is about to get a whole lot less invasive.”
“If you’ve had a swab up your nose to test for covid, then you’ll rejoice to know that testing is about to get a whole lot less invasive. The new Sal6830 is the only saliva-based PCR test authorized by Health Canada and it’s available now. John Andonoff, General Manager of Songbird Life Science joins me to share more about this new way of testing.”
Listen to the podcast [14:00]
Fresh Air, CBC Radio 1, August 14, 2022LISTEN: There’s a new way to get tested for COVID-19 that’s not so uncomfortable”
“Made for people who get tested frequently and could be beneficial in areas that don’t have lab access.”
Meg Roberts, CBC News, August 14, 2022Saliva-based COVID-19 test approved by Health Canada could reduce discomfort of nasal swab”
“Antigen tests are reliant on the individual to be administering an accurate technique to provide a sample. With the Sal6830, there is no guesswork. You provide the saliva and within 30 minutes you have a result that is 97% accurate, comparable to the lab-based PCR tests where individuals would have to go into a hospital setting or provide a sample that is sent away to a lab.”
Nima Rajan, Forum Daily News, August 11, 2022WATCH: New Saliva-Based PCR Test for COVID-19 Hopes to End Nasal Swabs
Kristy Cameron, 580 CFRA, August 10, 2022PODCAST: A new saliva-based PCR test has been authorized by Health Canada – finally.”
“Antigen tests are reliant on the individual to be administering an accurate technique to provide a sample. With the Sal6830, there is no guesswork. You provide the saliva and within 30 minutes you have a result that is 97% accurate, comparable to the lab-based PCR tests where individuals would have to go into a hospital setting or provide a sample that is sent away to a lab.”
Listen to the podcast [27:00-33:00]
Dylan Dyson, CTV News, August 10, 2022WATCH: Saliva-based rapid COVID-19 PCR test approved by Health Canada
Songbird Life Science, July 26, 2022 Goodbye Nasal Swabs! First Fast PCR Saliva COVID-19 Tests for Point of Care Conducted in Canada.”
“Two Canadian children and their parents are the first to provide saliva samples for the Sal6830, the only saliva-based portable PCR test authorized by Health Canada. Saliva-based testing removes the anxiety many children (and adults) experience with nasal swabs. The Sal6830 also removes doubt about the accuracy of results and eliminates lab wait times by offering accurate and fast results wherever people are situated—anytime, anywhere. ”
MicroGEM, July 14, 2022 Health Canada Authorizes World’s First Saliva Point of Care PCR Test to Quickly Detect SARS-CoV-2
“Under Interim Order, the Sal6830 SARS-CoV-2 Saliva Testing System is available across Canada to deliver PCR results in under 30 minutes. Clinically tested during both the Delta and Omicron waves of the pandemic, the MicroGEM Sal6830 SARS-CoV-2 Saliva Test has proven to be robust through the viral mutations that have occurred.”
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press, March 11, 2021Portable, rapid-testing units speeding things up in Calgary curling bubble
“It’s 2 seconds of minor torture to get days of fun,” Manitoba 3rd Adam Casey says
Chase Banger, CTV News, October 5, 2020‘A game changer’: Health Canada approves rapid COVID-19 test based on Guelph research
John Paul Tasker, CBC News, October 11, 2020As parts of Canada tighten COVID restrictions, experts say rapid testing offers a way forward
“Rapid testing is incredibly important. It’s a game-changer. It fills a gap in society to get us back to work, to get us back travelling, to get us back to school.”
David Godkin, BioWorld MedTech, October 2, 2020Songbird flying high with Health Canada approval of double biomarker COVID-19 test device
“Instruments that only look at one marker may produce a false positive where you identify a cold virus and not the coronavirus…It’s simply not as rigorous a test as one looking for two biomarkers.”
Global National News, September 25, 2020“We can have as much testing as we want, but if the lab is unable to process this, then we are no further ahead.”
Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti, Infectious Diseases Physician
Alex Bozikovic, Globe and Mail, August 13, 2020School Ventilation Could Spread COVID-19: Why aren’t we talking about it?
“The question is, how do I make sure that I’ve got as much air flow as possible, and it’s providing dilution to as much of the room as possible?”