Faced with the pandemic, the antigen test is one of the responses likely to control the spread of the virus. A permanence takes place every day from 2 to 4 p.m. at the town hall.
In the present situation where the epidemic recovery is increasing, it is crucial to be extra vigilant. In addition to respecting protective gestures : wearing a mask, frequent hand washing and distancing, it is also possible to be detected to find out if you are a carrier of the virus. For ten days, the liberal nurses of the village as well as the Jean-Pierre pharmacy have been available to carry out antigenic tests for SARS-CoV-2. These tests are able to detect the antigens that the Covid virus produces when you are infected with it. “ Even if everyone can be tested, we prioritize the symptomatic but also those who before family meals do not want to put those around them at risk. “. The antigen test detects the presence of the virus and diagnoses the disease in its acute phase. The sample is taken from the nostrils using a swab. The result is known within a quarter of an hour. Daily , in the town a dozen people are engaged in screening. “ We have decided, in conjunction with Luc’s nurses’ office, to hold, every day, a permanence at the town hall of 14 to 16 hours, so that people come to be tested freely sometimes in town hall, sometimes at the pharmacy “indicates Pascale Jean-Pierre, happy to contribute to this impetus of prevention. The pharmacist nevertheless wishes to clarify : “ If you are negative but have symptoms, we advise you to go to the laboratory to perform the PCR test, which remains the reference technique. This is still a much more sensitive nasopharyngeal test “. Zero risk does not exist, if the reliability of the antigenic test proves to be questionable, it is mainly used with regard to its speed of obtaining results in order to limit the spread of the virus, one of the major challenges of the authorities. public.
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