An influential panel of infectious disease experts have told US hospitals to stop testing all new admissions for Covid. They argue that the testing is coming at too high a cost for patients and providers and are discouraging hospitals from burdensome testing which adds to hospital wait times and crowding as well as the financial burden.
This change comes as there are hopes America's 'tripledemic' of the flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is finally receding
- These experts also noted that a hospital policy of universal Covid testing creates a ripple effect of delays in emergency departments with patients
- Having to test before receiving care leads to longer wait times in the hospital.
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