OTS - LEAD Horizon: How Vienna gargles out of lockdown
2021. July 12. 08:30
Vienna, 12 July, 2021 (APA/OTS) - Success model of the PCR testing
system in Vienna could be rolled out worldwide - With the
initiative "everything gargles" Vienna got through the pandemic
better in comparison to other European cities. Every day, up to
70.000 people participate in the simple gargle PCR testing to
inquire their Covid-19 status. Following the example of Vienna,
low-threshold access to PCR tests could also be rolled out in other
countries and especially in schools.
Get free test kits from the store, gargle, put it back in the
package, bring it to the nearest store and find out the test result
within 24 hours. Since January these PCR tests have been part of
the Viennese everyday life. The Austrian company LEAD Horizon
developed the high-quality PCR test using a throat rinsing fluid
and a web app.
The World Health Organization and the European Centre for
Disease Prevention and Control also draw attention to the
effectiveness of these gargle tests: They place the saliva sample
as equivalent to a nasopharyngeal swab - especially when screening
asymptomatic individuals. "Saliva sampling is easy, non-invasive
and self-conducted, but it is also proven to be more accurate than
antigen testing", says Dr. Christoph Steininger, virologist,
infectiologist and internist at the university hospital in Vienna
and co-founder of LEAD Horizon.
Due to the uncomplicated handling and the more precise results
in comparison to antigen nose swab tests, school projects are
currently running in Austria and Slovakia. Based on the success
model in Vienna, LEAD Horizon developed a specific software for
schools in order to be able to master this challenge from autumn
onwards.
Detailed information, pictures, video:
www.minc.at/how-vienna-gargles-out-of-lockdown/,
www.allesgurgelt.at, https://youtu.be/rQ3BiXfKVUE
About LEAD Horizon
LEAD Horizon is an Austrian company that was founded by
Assoc.-Prof. med. Christoph Steininger and Michael Putz. Together
with business partners, they have developed the patent-pending
personalized self-test set for determining Covid-19 using a throat
rinsing fluid and under the guidance of a web app. With this PCR
testing, they offer a suitable solution for carrying out a large
number of tests in a low-threshold, time-saving and convenient way.
www.lead-horizon.com
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