Jennifer MacLachlan

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Jennifer MacLachlan

Epidemiologist, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

By Jennifer MacLachlan, Benjamin Cowie

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Jennifer MacLachlan

Epidemiologist, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

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The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

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Jennifer MacLachlan

Epidemiologist, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

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The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

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Cardiologist; Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Concord Hospital

Prof Andrew Sindone AM provides the post-discharge essentials: timing the first review, spotting residual congestion, watching renal function and electrolytes, pushing the four pillars to target, and knowing when to refer back.