Merdeka.com – The antigen swab test kit is still one of the most effective ways to stop the transmission of Covid-19. One of them, Abbott produced, was painless.
The technique is simple and painless, the use of the Panbio antigen test kit from Abbott has succeeded in increasing the proactive participation of antigens for testing thousands of employees. So that the goal of stopping the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the work environment is achieved.
“Since we changed to using nasal testing with tools provided by Abbott, the percentage of employees who want to do an antigen test has greatly increased. Although the efficacy is almost the same, the intrusion felt by employees is lighter so the swab testing process is more acceptable,” said Director of Human Resources at Unilever Indonesia. , Willy Saelan, di Jakarta Wednesday (14/7).
The use of the Abbott Panbio nasal antigen test is painless because the sampling is only 2 cm deep from the tip of the nostril. According to him, high accuracy and employee comfort are the keys to 100 percent of employee contributions in carrying out rapid tests which are held every week at Unilever.
The results of a clinical study conducted by Abbott on 585 samples showed that the Panbio COVID-19 Ag test had a sensitivity (positive match) of 98.1 percent and a specificity (negative match) of 99.8 percent in people suspected of being exposed to Covid-19 or experiencing symptoms- symptoms due to the virus in the last seven days.
The Panbio Covid-19 Ag rapid test kit is a lateral flow assay for rapid qualitative detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and is a reliable, affordable and portable option. This tool has also received an Emergency Use Listing (EUL or Emergency Use List from the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) and also a distribution permit from the Ministry of Health.
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Distributor of Tools to Raise Sales Increase
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The high demand for antigen test kits forced PT Itama Ranoraya Tbk to prepare a stock of up to 7 million pieces of antigen swab kits. It is estimated that it will be needed until the end of 2021. They also imported 4 million pieces of antigen swab equipment. For one box of antigen swab kits, the price is Rp. 2.5 million.
“The contents of 25 pieces. Around Rp. 2.5 million plus minus depending on the number of purchases,” said President Director of PT Itama Ranoraya Tbk, Heru Firdausi Syarif.
The demand for antigen swabs has skyrocketed. Antigen requirements for travel to obligations at work, one of the factors driving the high demand. As a distributor of Abott or Abott Panbio brand antigen swabs from Abott Diagnostics Korea inc, the company’s sales increased 100 percent in June 2021.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, his company has supplied antigens to government and private agencies. Usually 1 million pieces per month. The number has increased in recent times. For example, in June 2021. It could reach 4 million pieces.
Even though it is only a distributor, this company has benefited greatly from the high demand for antigens and other medical devices. Including drugs. Itama Ranoraya’s Finance Director, Pratoto Raharjo, detailed the company’s performance. In the first quarter of 2020 or at the beginning of the pandemic, antigen swab products became the largest contributor to revenue.
During January-May 2021, the company’s total revenue reached Rp. 330.99 billion. Sales of antigen swabs contributed 79 percent or Rp.261.91 billion. This year, sales of antigen swabs are estimated to reach 10 million units. As of May 2021, 2.8 million have been sold.
“Our products cover the entire archipelago. Hospitals, clinics, both government and private, and local government health agencies,” he explained.
