{"id":18934,"date":"2022-01-06T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=18934"},"modified":"2022-01-06T18:35:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:35:35","slug":"florida-releases-new-guidance-for-covid-19-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/01\/06\/florida-releases-new-guidance-for-covid-19-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida releases new guidance for COVID-19 testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida released its new guidance for COVID-19 testing Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the testing guidance is based on high-value testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DESANTIS.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DESANTIS.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DESANTIS.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DESANTIS.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DESANTIS.jpg?w=1140&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High-value testing is when people who have symptoms get tested in order to access treatment that would change their outcomes if they&#8217;re positive, according to Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both DeSantis and Ladapo made it clear that the guidance is purely to steer people and each individual can choose what works best for them in their own situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Testing Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who have COVID-19 symptoms and are high-risk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Should get tested for COVID-19 soon after symptom onset.<\/li><li>Should seek early monoclonal antibody or antiviral drug treatment and seek other medical treatment as necessary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who have symptoms but aren&#8217;t high-risk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Should consider getting tested for COVID-19 soon after symptom onset.<\/li><li>Seek medical treatment only as necessary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who have no symptoms (even if exposed):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>COVID-19 testing is unlikely to have any clinical benefits.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ladapo said this is &#8220;the example that we&#8217;re setting in Florida&#8221; for the rest of the country, before discussing how consistently testing without symptoms isn&#8217;t &#8220;normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guidance was released on the same day DeSantis announced&nbsp;Florida is sending out one million at-home COVID-19 tests&nbsp;to nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the federal government hasn&#8217;t followed through after promising tests to people, and so the state took matters into its own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is that there will also be enough supply to send tests to community sites where there have also been vaccination centers, DeSantis said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida released its new guidance for COVID-19 testing Thursday. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the testing guidance is based on high-value testing. 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