The request is that labs "consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses" this implies that the current method cannot do either of those things. Seems carefully worded so It is open to interpretation and not an outright admission by them that the current method can't differentiate.
The way I’m reading it, it’s not implying that it can’t differentiate, it’s saying that it can’t detect the flu because it wasn’t designed to, and they want to add that functionality for future tests.
It’s essentially a suggestion for an upgrade to the test. Suggesting that your next car have a built-in GPS system for road navigation isn’t the same thing as recalling a car because it doesn’t have GPS navigation if it was never designed for or sold with one.
It is definitely worded in such a way as to be open to interpretation. But I agree it is not a clear admission by them that the current test cannot differentiate..
The request is that labs "consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses" this implies that the current method cannot do either of those things. Seems carefully worded so It is open to interpretation and not an outright admission by them that the current method can't differentiate.
The way I’m reading it, it’s not implying that it can’t differentiate, it’s saying that it can’t detect the flu because it wasn’t designed to, and they want to add that functionality for future tests.
It’s essentially a suggestion for an upgrade to the test. Suggesting that your next car have a built-in GPS system for road navigation isn’t the same thing as recalling a car because it doesn’t have GPS navigation if it was never designed for or sold with one.
It is definitely worded in such a way as to be open to interpretation. But I agree it is not a clear admission by them that the current test cannot differentiate..