Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #CovidTests

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CDC: You must rule out other viruses including #influenza #RSV during pandemic when testing #COVID19 OIG: if you do that, U should be investigated for fraud and abuse. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 @BioFireDX & @QIAGEN are the best #covidtests for patients who feel sick. FULL STOP. Despite JDs advice ImageImageImage
cdc.gov/flu/profession… GEEZ WHY CAN’T WE FIND COVID TESTING ANYWHERE??? Despite best medical practice, OIG wants to investigate you for doing what’s right for the patient, then the lawyers will decide. Who will offer tests with that Damocletian risk.
To be clear there is zero need to do allergy skin testing OR PGX pharmacogenomic tests when evaluating for COVID testing. Lumping the first FDA approved #COVID19 test with these shows how bad lawyers are at understanding medical care. Yet all too willing to attack good docs/labs ImageImageImage
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What are the different #covidtests, how do they work, and how can we interpret them? Here is a thread below:

#scicomm #Outreach #covid19 @SACNASUtah #AcademicChatter
Test 1: Molecular test (the most common is Rt-#PCR, or #pcrtest ). This test scans your sample for traces of specific #SARSCoV2 genetic sequences to see if they are easily found in your system. 1/n
The #PCR test result includes a value called “Cycle Threshold” (or #ct ). This basically measures how long it takes for the test to identify the #SARSCoV2 -specific genetic sequence in your sample. 2/n
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Kijken en begrijpen #EthyleneOxide #Covidtests
Deel 1/2

h/t @Moe1968Marloes
Kijken en begrijpen #EthyleneOxide #Covidtests
Deel 2/2

h/t @Moe1968Marloes
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Back to basics public health measures IF only @POTUS would listen !
 
Rule 1: Listen to your scientists! Public Health experts should do daily briefings NOT @realDonaldTrump or @VP Politicians must step aside and let scientists lead the war against #COVID19 @DrDzul @ProfAdeeba ImageImage
Rule 2: Enforce extreme NOT slow and/or incremental #SocialDistancing like Italy!

eg Clear Florida’s beaches.

China lockdown the #COVID19 epicenter #Wuhan and sent 40,000 HealthCare Providers #HCP to assist Image
Rule 3: Like Malaysia lockdown dangerous #HotSpots.

#MCO enforces #StayHome orders.

Provide and ensure food, medicines etc delivery to quarantined, old, poor, infirmed and their families

Go into #freeze mode or risk overwhelmed and overburdened hospitals like Italy, Spain ImageImage
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