The DOH hopes to present before the IATF its initial findings of a pilot test on the use of rapid antigen testing in Baguio City in two-week’s time. | cgonzalesINQ
According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, the DOH has already received the initial results of the pilot testing which are now being reviewed by health experts.“But we still need more data and more details, so we were given by IATF two weeks for us to be able to undertake this pilot use and then do the evaluation,” Vergeire told ABS-CBN News Channel on Tuesday.
“Hopefully by the week after next week, we will be able to present already to the IATF the initial findings and recommendations by the experts,” she added.
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