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Motorcycle taxis allowed to resume operations: Palace | ABS-CBN News

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No more antigen test for Filipinos travelling abroad—IATF | Inquirer News

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At 12, She’s a Covid ‘Long Hauler’ - The New York Times


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No more antigen test for Filipinos travelling abroad—IATF | Inquirer News

Magkaiba ba ang rapid test sa antigen test?

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^^^

meron 2 kinds of rapid test

the older one is rapid antibody test

the newer one is rapid antigen test

pareho sila around 15 minutes may result na

ung rapid antigen test is also a test kit (may swab)

no need for a lab and PCR machine

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https://www. japantimes .co.jp/news/2020/10/22/national/science-health/japan-masks-block-coronavirus/

N95 blocks upto 90% only

from now on i'll wear FFP3 or P100 only. i'll relegate my N95 masks for when i'm outdoors biking etc

[Flipo]

Coronavirus: Physicians warn virus may become endemic despite vaccine

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Recovered COVID-19 patients’ plasma of little use in treatment | India | Al Jazeera

The research, which involved more than 400 people who were in hospital with COVID-19, investigated convalescent plasma as a treatment for people with moderate disease. The results, published in the medical journal BMJ on Friday, concluded that “convalescent plasma showed limited effectiveness”.

The findings of one of the first clinical trials to investigate the efficacy of convalescent plasma are a setback for a treatment that United States President Donald Trump touted in August as an “historic breakthrough”.

“The … trial was able to show a small effect on the rate at which patients were able rid themselves of the virus, but this was not enough to improve their recovery from the disease,” said Simon Clarke, an expert in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading.

“In simple terms, there were no clinical benefits to the patients.”

With no cure or vaccine, countries have been scrambling to find ways to moderate the effect of COVID-19.

The new study, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research, enrolled 464 adult patients, with an average age of 52, between April and July and split them randomly into two groups.

A control group of 229 was given the normal best standard of hospital care, while 235 people received two transfusions of convalescent plasma and the best standard of hospital care.

After seven days, use of convalescent plasma seemed to improve some symptoms, such as shortness of breath and fatigue, the researchers said, and led to higher rates of something known as “negative conversion” – a sign that the virus is being neutralised by antibodies.

But this did not translate into a reduction in deaths or progression to severe disease by 28 days.

After that period, 44 (19 percent) of the participants in the plasma group and 41 (18 percent) in the control group progressed to severe disease or died from any cause.

When they restricted the comparison to patients who received plasma with detectable levels of antibodies, the results were the same, the authors said.

The trial “was a rigorous randomised controlled study on a topic of enormous global importance” said public health scientist Elizabeth Pathak in a separate commentary also published in the BMJ.

The researchers said future studies could explore using only plasma with high levels of neutralising antibodies to see if this might be more effective.

The results were greeted with caution by a spokesman from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, which is also in the process of carrying out large, randomised control trials of convalescent plasma.

The official from the NHS blood and transplant department said that the Indian trial had used donations with antibody levels around six to 10 times lower than in the UK.

“There is other promising evidence that convalescent plasma transfusions with high antibody levels could improve patient outcomes,” the spokesman told AFP news agency, adding that results from trials with these higher levels of antibodies “should provide clear answers”.

The point at which a patient receives the plasma might also be important, according to some researchers.

Ian Jones, a professor of virology, also at Reading University, says the plasma is more likely to work if given very soon after someone contracts COVID-19.

He urged these and other researchers to continue to conduct trials of convalescent plasma in newly diagnosed patients.

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PhilHealth says it will pay Red Cross debt on October 26

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I'm feeling nervous, feverish kasi ako since this afternoon. I checked my temperature and it's 37.2. Borderline na yan diba? It should be below 37 especially since it is night

[dr. d]

I'm feeling nervous, feverish kasi ako since this afternoon. I checked my temperature and it's 37.2. Borderline na yan diba? It should be below 37 especially since it is night

fever is such a non-specific feature of many illnesses.
the best thing to do is to practice common sense social distancing and personal hygiene, until the cause finally reveals itself.
if the situation develops further, a covid antigen test is in the offing.
... fingers crossed.

[_Cathy_]

fever is such a non-specific feature of many illnesses.
the best thing to do is to practice common sense social distancing and personal hygiene, until the cause finally reveals itself.
if the situation develops further, a covid antigen test is in the offing.
... fingers crossed.

Omg I can't afford to have the virus. What is normal temperature? Diba it's 36.5 to 37?

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Omg I can't afford to have the virus. What is normal temperature? Diba it's 36.5 to 37?

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37.2 is slight sinat.
observe!

errr,
how was the temp obtained?

[_Cathy_]

37.2 is slight sinat.
observe!

errr,
how was the temp obtained?

Oral. I'm so scared

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[dr. d]

Oral. I'm so scared

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go to bed now and sleep.
wait for tomorrow's read.

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Get some rest na. Ako, I came down with a slight fever last Monday morning and didn't report for work. Had a swab test the following day and stayed cooped in my room until I got cleared 48 hours after the swab testing and returned to work today.

[_Cathy_]

go to bed now and sleep.
wait for tomorrow's read.

Get some rest na. Ako, I came down with a slight fever last Monday morning and didn't report for work. Had a swab test the following day and stayed cooped in my room until I got cleared 48 hours after the swab testing and returned to work today.

Do I need to take a swab test tomorrow? I don't even know where to go for test May home service kaya high precision

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Do I need to take a swab test tomorrow? I don't even know where to go for test May home service kaya high precision

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what is the recommended time...?
is it 3 days from onset of symptoms?
it escapes me right now...
but i am pretty sure, it's not "overnight".

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Do I need to take a swab test tomorrow? I don't even know where to go for test May home service kaya high precision

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I needed to take a swab test agad since we have a senior citizen at home, mahirap na. I had mine done sa hospital, since my brother is a doctor there, tapos charge na lang sa bill niya. If for peace of mind, I think you might have to since you mentioned in one post living with senior citizens.