[Now News Channel]Two new crown oral drugs have been supplied to Hong Kong one after another. Government expert consultant Xu Shuchang pointed out that to maximize the efficacy of the drugs, newly diagnosed patients should be prescribed drugs in designated outpatient clinics to reduce the risk of admission and death. He also believes that the current epidemic is still not under control, and it is a fantasy to relax the epidemic prevention measures.
The HA purchased new crown oral medicines from Merck and Pfizer respectively. Among them, Merck’s oral medicines have arrived in Hong Kong and started to use them, and Pfizer’s oral medicines will arrive in Hong Kong in the next week.
Xu Shuchang, an expert consultant to the government, pointed out that the two drugs are aimed at mildly ill patients, which can effectively reduce the risk of admission and death. It is recommended to prescribe drugs to newly diagnosed elderly and chronically ill patients in designated outpatient clinics.
Xu Shuchang: “Strictly speaking, there is no evidence to prove that these two drugs are effective in the case of severe cases that have been admitted to the hospital. The best time is to be in a designated outpatient clinic, where it is still easy to move and move freely. There are symptoms but early symptoms, and the onset of 5 There is no hypoxia during the day, and the earlier prescription of the drug reduces hospital admissions and really helps the patient go to the emergency room and go to the ward.”
The number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Hong Kong has dropped slightly in recent days. Xu Shuchang believes that the number does not reflect the actual situation, and the epidemic cannot be considered to be under control, and there is no room to relax epidemic prevention measures.
Xu Shuchang: “There are still 5-digit confirmed cases every day. Who would be brave enough to relax epidemic prevention measures? It is impossible. The first 4 waves of epidemics have 3-digit numbers, and they are now 5-digit numbers. At this stage, it is a fantasy to want to relax the epidemic prevention measures.”
In addition, the situation of infection and death of children in the fifth wave of the epidemic has attracted much attention. Liu Yulong, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, a pediatrician himself, has reviewed relevant cases and believes that after children with chronic diseases are infected with the new crown virus They should not be taken lightly, and they should not be sent home for observation just by prescribing drugs, but should try their best to arrange admission.
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