MCI Diagnostic Center - May 2021 NEWSLETTER

MAY 2021

MCI Diagnostic Center

NEWSLETTER

EXPIRED ABBOTT ID NOW KITS

For any expired ABBOTT ID NOW kits, please submit the following information to Supply@mcidiagnostics.com with the subject line "Expired ABBOT ID NOW Kits".

In the email please include the following information:

What is the expiration date on the product?
Indicate which product has expired; kit component 1 , 2, or both.
Lot Number per kit component.
How many expired kits per kit component?

Once all information has been obtained, a MCI team member will be in contact shortly for further instructions. Gathering all information allows MCI to maintain and track all kits to be received. Please do not send any kits that have not past there expiration date.

How to Identify the Expiration Dates for ID NOW Kits

Each different kit component has a different expiration date. It can differ from the one on the test box and the kit components. Expiration date will be which ever date expiring the earliest.

Following link for information: ABBOTT ID NOW Expiration Dates

Supply and Logisitcs

We believe in providing the proper collection devices to produce accurate test results.

Any facilities that are in need of supplies, please submit your request to our Supply and Logistics team at supply@mcidiagnostics.com

Supplies will be shipped and process accordingly once received.

Why is Antibody Testing Important?

There are different types of COVID-19 testing. The first type tests for the presence of the virus in your system. The second kind tests for antibodies, which are proteins created by the immune system to help fight the virus. These proteins are specific to the viral strain the body has dealt with, and these antibody tests enable us to test for them. The Antibody tests are important to determine whether antibodies will protect a person from infection and re-infection.

Checking for COVID-19: What Are the Limitations of the Viral Test?

There are two types of Antibodies present in the blood in a post infection student, the student you may have the coronavirus, students should get tested as soon as possible. The viral test is a first step in determining whether the student may or/ may not present a risk to others.

This test checks for antibodies to COVID-19. If you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 or vaccinated, your body produces antibodies as part of your immune response.
If you have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, your body typically produces antibodies as part of the immune response to the virus.

MCI Customer Service

Customer Services

We are here and available with our team of experts to support and answer any questions and concerns.

Toll-Free (800) 364-7287

Email: info@mcidiagnostics.com