1: Saving money
If the new coronavirus antigen test is simply performed, public hospitals should be exempted from the general diagnostic and treatment fee, and for patients who are self-tested, they should not be charged for the new coronavirus testing program, which is definitely a big savings.
2: Convenience
To us being tested or to us to do the test of the population provides a great convenience.
The outbreak has been around since 2019.
With the recent resurgence of outbreaks around the world, doing nucleic acids has become our daily routine.
Such universal nucleic acid tests are free, but if it is a personal visit to a hospital or if we need to travel to another area and need a nucleic acid report, then we need to pay for the nucleic acid.
I remember that the price of personal nucleic acid in Nanjing was more than 80 in the beginning, then it was reduced to 63, and now it seems to be 40.
While the price of self-paid nucleic acid is getting lower and lower, the big dozens of dollars make it a bit unaffordable.
But here's the good news now.
In order to further strengthen the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic medical security work, the Office of the National Health Insurance Bureau on the 21st issued a "notice on the effective prevention and control of the current epidemic medical security work", clear that the participants in the designated primary health care institutions in accordance with the current provisions of the integrated area to pay for the relevant costs incurred in the designated retail pharmacy to purchase the new coronary viral antigen The cost of testing reagents can be paid for using personal accounts
First, let me explain to you what the antibody test in this means.
Neocoronavirus Antibody Test Reagent: detects neocoronavirus-specific IgM antibodies and IgG antibodies.
Generally, IgM antibodies appear within 3-5 days of a new coronavirus infection, indicating an acute infection, and IgG antibodies appear within about two weeks of a new coronavirus infection, indicating a previous infection with a new coronavirus.
In a nutshell, unlike the lgm test, the lgm antibody test detects two antibodies specific to lgm. If lgm antibodies are detected, it means, you are acutely infected with neocoronavirus.
So what are the advantages of antibody testing?
I have gathered some information to share.
Compared with nucleic acid testing, the simplicity of sampling and the high efficiency of detection are the most prominent features of antibody testing.
1: The sample source is flexible, plasma, serum, whole blood can be, to avoid the current nucleic acid test collection of respiratory specimens on the health care personnel exposure to the problem of high risk.
2: The IgM and IgG tests use immunochromatography or colloidal gold, and by collecting patients' fingertip blood or venous blood, only a very small amount of blood is needed to complete the test, so that bedside testing or in-room testing can be realized.
3: Easy to operate, no need for any instrumentation, no restrictions on the operator or operating space.
4: Widely applicable, suitable for community health centers, primary hospitals, tertiary hospitals outpatient emergency, fever clinic early screening.
Recently, various places have announced the temporary inclusion of the new coronavirus antigen test in the medical insurance.
So what are the benefits?
1: Save money
At the beginning, we said that the cost of nucleic acid testing is still a little expensive even if it comes down again and again.
But the new coronavirus antibody test won't cost more than $15 at the most.
If the new coronavirus antigen test is simply performed, public hospitals should waive the general consultation fee, and patients who test themselves should not be charged a fee for the new coronavirus testing program
This is definitely a big savings.
2: Convenience
It's a great convenience for both the people we're testing and the people doing the testing for us.
The above are some of my opinions, I hope it can help you.
(References Jinan local treasure Dr. Boho)