Is the new Remdesivir data a game changer? no production capacity, IV infusion capacity in hospitals, and many other issues. We need rapid turn-around time for PCR testing first: 6hrs for an average patient please?
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Replying to @Barton_options @DanielleFong
lots of fast PCR capacity is not necessary if you're willing to do preliminary screening with CT (and CT scanners are *fast*, i've had a CT pulmonary angio and it took like 5 minutes) like China has been doing for months
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Bad idea. CT imaging is a completely misguided approach to screening. You are exposing numerous people to unnecessary radiation and the amount of resources required purely for screening is immense.
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really? can you elaborate? this/cray screening was shown to be very effective and fast in China
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Replying to @DanielleFong @etmross and
Depending on technique between 1 in 1000 and 1 in 10.000 CT-thoraxes are estimated to cause cancer. Even classical x-rays carry some risk(can’t find source but think 1/100.000). Submitting people with low risk to potentially harmful interventions is obviously unethical.
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you’re right we should avoid these secondary risks
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