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Mashup Score: 33
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment
Source: New England Journal of MedicineCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 5
A “one stop shop” to test and treat for COVID is important — but complicated. Here’s why.
Source: The Mercury NewsCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Some kinks to work on but @POTUS effort to link #rapidtests directly to treatment can transform the impact of future surges to be dramatically more manageable (and alter how we deal with influenza too!) A short thread on what it means & what’s needed 1/ https://t.co/zMoHIDtbXa
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Mashup Score: 1
“I love that cases around the country are going down right now, but we can’t just look at case counts. We’ve also got to look at transmission and hospitalization rates,” said Dr. Ali Raja, Executive Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine at MGH.
Source: WCVBCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Such great viewer questions with @ErikaWCVB and @EdWCVB, especially around why we don't weight-base vaccines and whether or not the freezing temps we're feeling will damage #COVID19 #RapidTests. Thanks for having me on @WCVB! https://t.co/K5u8lpGaBI https://t.co/3ykhJSCNBH
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Mashup Score: 12COVID Home Tests | USPS - 2 year(s) ago
COVID Home Tests | USPS
Source: special.usps.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Great news: Kudos!! United States residents can now order one shipment of 4 free COVID tests per residential household from @USPS https://t.co/NcPfNVGgbA
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Well, that was easy! Order your set of 4 free at-home #COVID19 #rapidtests for your household here now. ✅https://t.co/aY9a0maSl8 https://t.co/vk2VhNIlqx
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Mashup Score: 4
President Joe Biden directed his team to double its procurement of at-home COVID-19 tests to be delivered for free to Americans, along with N95 masks.
Source: FOX 10 PhoenixCategories: Future of Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Love that there's now a pledge to make 1 billion at-home #rapidtests freely available to Americans (double than what was announced a few days ago). Just wish this had been done BEFORE the #Omicron peak. Better late than never perhaps! https://t.co/Hw3PL2Ri3g
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Mashup Score: 69Two New Over-the-Counter At-Home COVID-19 Tests Brought to U.S. Market Quickly by Biden-Harris Administration - 2 year(s) ago
NIH RADx Tech Independent Test Assessment Program provides support for FDA authorization of two rapid at-home COVID-19 tests.
Source: www.nibib.nih.govCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Finally! @NIH is now helping @US_FDA to more appropriately evaluate #rapidtests To accelerate EUAs & focus on metrics/evaluations that actually matter for tests used for Public Health This is a great move (even if 2 years late) @Roche @SiemensHealth https://t.co/Zr7EbDsC2r
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Mashup Score: 75Mass rapid tests in Liverpool cut hospital stays by a third - 2 year(s) ago
City project that used lateral flow tests to monitor population took pressure off NHS at critical time
Source: the GuardianCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Rapid tests work! #Rapidtests given out to people for free in the UK cut hospital stays by a third! Ppl say - but look there is still transmission. Sure - but it doesn’t mean it wouldn’t have been worse. A LOT of people are living today Bc of them 1/ https://t.co/TqQTv6i4T4
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Mashup Score: 3Login • Instagram - 2 year(s) ago
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Source: www.instagram.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
@BretBaier @SpecialReport #omicron the fire burns had but has leveled off in #uk and #southafrica @POTUS we need new tools in the fight #rapidtests #paxlovid #monoclonal https://t.co/yxRnE8S03P
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Mashup Score: 4Biden expected to reveal new COVID measures amid rise in cases - 2 year(s) ago
Fox News Medical Contributor Dr. Marc Siegel warns more shutdowns are looming, arguing the move won’t help contain omicron, which ‘looks like it’s as contagious as the measles is.’
Source: Fox NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Biden expected to reveal new COVID measures amid rise in cases https://t.co/h9W7ReKSBF we need #Paxlovid we need #gsk monoclonal we need #RapidTests we need #BoosterJab we don’t need #shutdown which doesn’t stop virus we don’t need blame game @willcain @WillCainShow #Omicron
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Mashup Score: 6Pfizer confirms its Covid pill can stave off severe cases and will likely work against Omicron. - 2 year(s) ago
The company said the treatment, Paxlovid, taken in pill form, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 89 percent if given within three days of the onset of symptoms.
Source: www.nytimes.comCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Pfizer pill Reduces severe #COVID19 by 89%! This can lower impact of this virus on society BUT… must be started FAST, within THREE days of symptom start! #RapidTests will be needed *Test-To-Treat* At @eMedCertified We are making this possible 1/ https://t.co/l3jvVPLt30
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Remarkable day for COVID #rapidtests A Thread on @US_FDA NEW GUIDANCE! FDA finally recognized Sensitivity of test *REGIMEN* is as/more important than single test Sort of recognized virus load goes up & impacts Rapid Tests! Sounds familiar! (ca 2020) https://t.co/lIQB572pdQ 1/