2X Testing has 3 core purposes:
1) Testing is a therapeutic tool for differential diagnosis. Clinicians test symptomatic patients to determine or rule out #COVID19. Since we don't have a specific treatment for #COVID, clinical testing has < utility, but still Important.
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3X 2) Testing is a vital ph tool used to find confirmed cases, place infectious patients in "isolation," and trace their contacts. Contact investigations are aimed at finding indivs exposed (not not currently
#SARSCoV2 positive). Exposed indivds are quarantined for 14 days.Deze collectie tonen -
5X Current testing only finds current
#COVID19 cases & its specificity & sensitivity aren't fully understood. We urgently need antibody tests to determine who has had#Covid_19 in the past. If having disease confers immunity, then it's relatively safe for indivs to return to workDeze collectie tonen -
6X All the various uses of testing/screening are vital; will teach us a lot about
#COVID19 & enable smarter decisions on when & how to return to work. But let's not be naive, testing in itself will not make it fully safe to return to normal. We're likely to have a 2nd & 3rd wave.Deze collectie tonen -
5X We need all 3 uses of testing/screening to Get Back to Work.
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