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    How to fight COVID, again and again: rapid tests - The Boston Globe - 3 year(s) ago

    The tests could offer us an important scientific tool to weather coming waves of the virus. But the question is, why has the US been so slow to stock that toolbox?

    Source: BostonGlobe.com
    Categories: Infectious Disease, Latest Headlines
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      michaelmina_lab

      Along with vaccines, #rapidtests are among the most important tools to combat COVID19 (ventilation, masks too!) *including enabling rapid start of anti-virals* @POTUS is catching on & prioritizing these! Key article in @BostonGlobe by @karaemiller today https://t.co/Kxj6Nayz0B https://t.co/XfQIsN9w2q

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    Success of COVID Antiviral Pills Hinges on Speedy, Accurate Tests - 3 year(s) ago

    Within weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the US could have access to a new antiviral pill from Merck expected to alter the deadly trajectory of the pandemic.

    Source: Medscape
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      When antiviral pills become authorized in very near future from @pfizer & @Merck we’ll need #rapidTests that give fast results & are available the moment symptoms start These Rx work only when started within 3 days of symptom onset, and best on day 1 https://t.co/SHvvOx6WbY

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    Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong? - 3 year(s) ago

    It may be time to reimagine how we use tests in the U.S.

    Source: Slate Magazine
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      I had a chance to talk with @lizzieohreally for @Slate's "What Next TBD" podcast about what we should be doing with testing. I encourage anyone interested in #rapidtests to listen! We can use these tests w a national strategy to truly combat this virus. https://t.co/q3EmAM3qkJ

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    An Epidemiologist Says At-Home Testing Is Key To Stopping COVID - 3 year(s) ago

    Harvard epidemiologist Michael Mina wants to increase availability of the at-home rapid tests the Biden administration is promoting. But he warns of a shortage without market pressure.

    Source: NPR.org
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      Had a chance to talk with @NPR All things Considered @npratc about #COVID19 #rapidtests, where we are with them, how they can be used and what's to come with testing. https://t.co/YvIoCtTDlf https://t.co/CNt3ICxpGE

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