Recently, the comprehensive group of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council officially issued the application scheme for covid-19 virus antigen detection (Trial), promoted the monitoring mode of “antigen screening and nucleic acid diagnosis”, and added antigen detection as a supplement on the basis of nucleic acid detection. Community residents can purchase antigen detection reagents for self-test. Recently, the State Food and drug administration has approved the listing of relevant products.
The reporter learned that meituan, Jingdong and other e-commerce platforms have successively launched covid-19 antigen self-test products. At noon today (13th), covid-19 antigen self-test products have been launched in meituan. Users can search “covid-19 antigen self-test” or click the “covid-19 self-test” area in the drug purchase channel to find relevant products.
The reporter saw on the purchase page of meituan’s drug purchase today that the product is covid-19 virus antigen detection kit, which will be delivered on March 20 after making an appointment. Users can conduct home self-test according to the product manual, and the results can be observed in 15 to 20 minutes.
According to the relevant person in charge of meituan pharmaceutical, meituan pharmaceutical has also cooperated with Lbx Pharmacy Chain Joint Stock Company(603883) pharmacy, Guoda pharmacy, Gaoji medical, Haiwang Xingchen, Dashenlin Pharmaceutical Group Co.Ltd(603233) pharmacy, quanyuantang pharmacy and other chain pharmacies. It is expected that covid-19 antigenic self-test products will be launched simultaneously with offline pharmacies within a week to provide users with 30 minute door-to-door delivery service.
JD health has also reached sales cooperation with a number of enterprises. The first batch of covid-19 antigen self-test products will be booked online in JD Health recently. At that time, consumers can make an appointment by searching “covid-19 antigen self-test” on JD app to the details page. They can place an order when the goods are officially on sale.
It should be pointed out that antigen detection cannot completely replace nucleic acid detection.
The basic requirements and procedures for covid-19 virus antigen self-test issued by the National Health Commission emphasize that antigen detection is generally used in the period of acute infection, that is, the sample detection within 7 days of symptoms of suspected people. Further nucleic acid detection should be carried out for the antigen positive and negative results of the suspected population. The positive results can be used for the early diversion and rapid management of the suspected population, but can not be used as the basis for the diagnosis of covid-19 virus infection. Nucleic acid detection is still the basis for the diagnosis of covid-19 virus infection.
