We can run multiple tests on one sample. We were testing everyone for flu and COVID last winter. After flue season was over we were just testing for COVID but had an outbreak of RSV this summer so started testing for that and as of Nov have been testing for all 3.
Only a couple of flu cases so far. We had decreasing COVID until this week.
It is a bit frustrating that our machines can pick up the s gene dropout but are not programmed to report it. We have 22 doses of the effective monoclonal but no way to know who needs it in time to give it.
Thanks for the info on your testing status including the RSV tests. I’m a volunteer participant in the Phase 3 trial of the RSV vaccine candidate that Janssen is developing. It will be good to see a working vaccine for that disease finally.
If you are truly a doctor and can’t even spell “flu” correctly, WHY should we take advice from you?
Flue : a : a channel in a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air
b : a pipe for conveying flame and hot gases around or through water in a steam boiler