When Abbott submitted the tests for emergency authorization from the F.D.A., the company provided data only for people with symptoms. When used appropriately, the company has said, both tests perform about 95 percent as well as P.C.R. “As with all tests that have received an E.U.A., a health care provider will determine if a person needs a Covid-19 test,” she said. Among an unspecified number of individuals, the test picked up about 88 percent of the infections found by laboratory P.C.R. tests, the company statement said.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2020 15:49 UTC