Clear Health Pass announces Covid Pet Test

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During the 40th Annual Veterinary Meeting and Expo (VMX), Clear Health Pass –a bioinformatics, bio-surveillance, and health diagnostic platform for humans and pets—announced the launch of its Covid Pet Test. The test aims to keep pets safe by providing a way for pet parents to test them for COVID-19.

“With 68% of US households having pets, the demand for this innovative test is clear. In 2023, we estimate that 76 million US pet owners will be infected with Covid-19, making the Covid Pet Test a vital tool in the fight against COVID-19. We look forward to working with the veterinary community in our efforts further to develop our research on Covid-19 and our beloved pets," explained John-Michael Cataldi, CEO of Clear Health Pass, in a company release.¹

According to the release,¹ pet parents will be able to obtain the test from their veterinarian who will then register their collection kit via a QR code on either their computer or mobile device. Then, pet owners will have to collect a fecal sample using the Covid Pet Test’s collection device and ship it in a FedEx priority overnight shipping PAK.

Once shipped, the sample will go directly to the lab and will get tested by PCR. The results will then be sent to the veterinarian and pet owner over text and web application within 48 hours. Any pets that test positive will receive additional information based on CDC and FDA guidelines.

Clear Health Pass partnered with Premiere Medical Lab Network to create these tests. The test was developed to specifically target canine and feline infections through qualitative detection of nucleic acids from the SARS-CoV-2.¹ The Covid Pet Test uses a propriety Pet Fecal Covid-19 Assay which allows reliable and rapid isolation of high-quality total RNA from the fresh pet stool samples evaluations utilizes a multiplex real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Reference

Clear Health Pass™ launches revolutionary Covid Pet Test™ at VMX. News release. Clear Health Pass Holdings, LLC. January 17, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2023.