Van Gemert, Caroline, Tapo, Posikai Samuel, Sero, Kalkie, and Vanuatu Ministry of Health – Health Technical Advisory Group (2021) Border screening is an essential component of COVID-19 testing strategies in Vanuatu. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21 (6). pp. 769-770.

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Abstract

[Extract] In their Personal View, Belinda Hengel and colleagues1 note that geographical dispersion of small populations across islands and other rural and remote settings presents a key barrier to COVID-19 testing access, and they present a decentralised COVID-19 point-of-care testing model based on in-community testing of suspected (symptomatic) cases. The model is based on point-of-care testing using a rapid, fully automated, self-contained, qualitative RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 detection using single-use cartridges.

Item ID:	84659
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1474-4457
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Additional Information:	Tessa B. Knox is part of the Vanuatu Ministry of Health – Health Technical Advisory Group. All collaborators are listed in the article.
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2025 01:50
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