About the recent rumors that “cotton swabs” for nucleic acid testing contain irritating substances, on June 9, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the work of nucleic acid testing about the situation. At the meeting, Li Jinming, deputy director of the National Health and Health Commission’s Clinical Laboratory Center, introduced that the sampling swab looks like a “cotton swab”, but it is different from the cotton swab material. , for subsequent detection. Sampling swabs are medical devices, the production environment is very strict, and there are corresponding quality supervision standards. The most basic requirement is non-toxic and harmless.
Source: Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Sun Leqi Liu Suya Intern reporter He Rui
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