It has been a week since non-prescription antigen tests began to be marketed in pharmacies after being approved by the Council of Ministers and published in the BOE. In these few days these self-diagnostic tests have been sold out in many of the pharmacies in the province of Jaén and in others there are only a few units left.
The president of the College of Pharmacists of Jaén, Juan Pedro Rísquez, explained in Hoy por Hoy Úbeda that they have had “a very important demand that has forced them to react in a short time “because they have exceeded all the forecasts they had. This large volume of test sales, according to Rísquez, is due to fifth wave rebound, which has mainly affected the younger population, and the holiday period to be able to travel in company and safely.
Rísquez has emphasized that the antigen tests are self-tests so, he says, “you have to work it with prudence.” “It is an orientation test and then carry out a diagnosis if it is positive. Hence the importance of communicating the result “, he said. In a sense, he explains that it has been established a system for people to report the result of the test in pharmacies to reach the health authorities. You can also communicate through Salud Responde.
Faced with a positive antigen test result, it is necessary to do a diagnostic test to certify that it is really a positive for Covid-19. “The percentage of effectiveness is very high”, assures the president of the College of Pharmacists. The key, he argues, is to do it in a timely manner so that there is a sufficient viral load to detect antigens. Within 7 days of contacts or 5 days if it is a person with symptoms.
The antigen test must be carried out at home and anyone is trained to perform the test given the ease, explains the pharmacist Isabel Vilar, who in the video explains how the sample should be taken.
Young people are the population group that has bought the most antigen tests during these days. “Most are young. Older people who have come to buy are contacts of young people or people who want to visit a relative who belongs to a risk group, “says Vilar.
From the College of Pharmacists of Jaén they assure that the situation will be regularized and in the coming days the pharmacies they are going to recover stock of tests that range between 6 and 10 euros, although they could even drop in price.
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