Pisa, 31 October 2020 – The quick test? It can also be done by family doctors and come on pediatricians of free choice. In fact, the National Collective Agreement has been signed, which provides for the execution of rapid antigenic tests also in the studies. “An act of responsibility, a signal to the country and the territory” underlines the president of the Italian Federation of Pediatricians, Dr. Paolo Biasci, spokesperson (also) for Pisan pediatricians.
Dr. Paolo Biasci, how much will this collaboration affect in terms of numbers and timeliness?
“Let’s start with the numbers: nationally, the funding for this activity, which will take place until 31 December, is equal to 30 million for a total of 2 million rapid swabs for general practitioners and pediatricians of free choice. tampons a day are therefore 50 thousand, as many as the number of general practitioners and pediatricians of free choice in Italy. If we consider about 40 working days of open clinics this is an average tampon per day. It may seem like a joke but not it is: up to 15 days ago the tampons a day were 90 thousand, now we are over 150 thousand. Our ’50 thousand are almost 30 percent. Even with just one tampon a day we will make a significant contribution “.
Will all pediatricians join or have the right to refuse the assignment?
“The agreement affects everyone. It is true that some colleagues have reacted with concern or fear at the prospect of further commitment in a period of overbooking like the present one, in which requests for flu vaccines are multiplying. just the numbers that I have just listed to make it clear that every alarm must be reduced. At the discretion of the pediatrician there is only the choice of having swabs in the office or at the Asl clinics.
Who can the swab be done?
“Rapid or antigenic tests can be used for asymptomatic close contact situations and asymptomatic close contacts after 10 days of isolation. We will give tremendous help to relieve territorial prevention departments that are drowning overwhelmed by test requests but we will go even meeting families. Just think, for example, of how much the time will be reduced to book a test from your pediatrician, who in a few hours will surely find a hole for the test, rather than in an ASL clinic “.
But when will the long-awaited rapid tests actually arrive?
“Soon. The process has started, the agreement will become applicable in these hours. As soon as Commissioner Arcuri unlocks the supplies, we can begin”.
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