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1/ Successes of Public Health (PH) is largely invisible
They go unreported-out of sight out of mind!
PH funding < Sec/Tertiary/Curative/Tehab
eg Success of Vaccines-Took us 15 years to get PCV in our Nat Imm Program in 2020
But 1 case of polio/diphtheria-Msia goes hysterical!
They go unreported-out of sight out of mind!
PH funding < Sec/Tertiary/Curative/Tehab
eg Success of Vaccines-Took us 15 years to get PCV in our Nat Imm Program in 2020
But 1 case of polio/diphtheria-Msia goes hysterical!
2/ To detect #COVID19 before it spreads, PH needs FREQUENT/ACCESSIBLE/RAPID TESTING
We cannot detect pre/asymptomatic cases before they spread if we do not test FREQUENTLY
RTK-Ag picks out the infectious cases.
A powerful test for #COVID19 contagiousness
youtube.com/embed/4vvgefwK…
We cannot detect pre/asymptomatic cases before they spread if we do not test FREQUENTLY
RTK-Ag picks out the infectious cases.
A powerful test for #COVID19 contagiousness
youtube.com/embed/4vvgefwK…
3/ RTK-Ag perform best in areas of active transmission
And when collected from a case with highest viral loads (most infectious)
2 days before (pre/asymptomatic) and up to 5-7 days after symptom onset
Rapid testing=Rapid isolation=Faster control of spread=Containment
And when collected from a case with highest viral loads (most infectious)
2 days before (pre/asymptomatic) and up to 5-7 days after symptom onset
Rapid testing=Rapid isolation=Faster control of spread=Containment
