Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe also proposed the idea of ”prescribing medicine as soon as the positive test is done”, and also said that if the PCR is completed, many people may die. However, Chen Shizhong, the commander of the epidemic, emphasized that direct drug administration will be considered unless the time delay is too long. Prove that the local government will be invited to discuss tomorrow (May 15) for immediate medicine collection or collection of medicines on behalf of others.
The visiting doctor said, “It is considered to be in line with the assessment, at least in terms of age, and the standard for the use of antiviral drugs.” After the video consultation, the doctor prescribes oral antiviral drugs for the patient. At present, apart from the PCR diagnosis, the three categories of people who are quarantined, quarantined and self-prevented can be prescribed medicines as long as they test positive for a positive test. However, Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe believes that the medicine should be prescribed first for “quick positive screening” and “symptoms”.
Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe said, “The problem is that there are too many patients now, so from the rapid test positive to PCR, the legal certification has been delayed for more than 4 days, and 8% to 15% may be false positives, but there must be prerequisites and symptoms, please. , I have been studying.” Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shizhong said, “I noticed that there are related side effects, and the advantages of drugs outweigh the disadvantages. If the time can’t keep up and drag on for a long time, I will consider direct administration, which will take 5 days. Basically, I think, we can try to finish the drug in three days.”
In order to grasp the critical time for receiving medicines and shorten it to 3 days, Commander Chen Shizhong revealed that he is discussing a “green channel” for the distribution of medicines, so that those with a doctor’s prescription certificate or PCR positive can receive medicines on their behalf by relatives and friends. However, while people from all walks of life are arguing about the timing of medication, there are also rumors on the Internet that “Pfizer’s oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19 can be purchased in hypermarkets without a prescription in the United States.” Chen Shizhong immediately refuted the rumors.
Chen Shizhong, commander of the Epidemic Command Center, said, “It doesn’t mean that he is in the United States, and he can use it casually. He still needs a doctor’s prescription. The same is true in Taiwan. After the PCR is positive, the two certificates can be used immediately, and the medicine can be collected immediately or on behalf of the medicine, and it will be discussed with the local government tomorrow.”
In addition to adding a new “green channel”, the command center also announced the purchase of more life-saving antiviral drugs, and 50,000 copies of “Merck & Co.” oral drugs will arrive as soon as next week. , there are another 50,000 open contracts. In terms of the proportion of the population that purchases, Taiwan accounts for 3.55% after adding the 100,000 contracts, which is already higher than Australia, Japan and South Korea. With sufficient drugs, patients can only hope It can be more easily obtained when needed.
(FTV News/Comprehensive Report)
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