Cummings Christopher L, Miller Craig S
Genetic Engineering and Society, Senior Research Fellow, North Carolina State University and Gene Edited Foods Project, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA.
Professor and Chief, Division of Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.
Environ Syst Decis. 2021;41(2):181-183. doi: 10.1007/s10669-021-09806-2. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
The SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus pandemic has revealed many scientific, social, and institutional challenges required to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals stricken by this disease. While organizations and governing institutions have risen to the task to concurrently prepare for and respond to this pandemic under conditions of high uncertainty and extreme pressure, another important aspect of this viral infection deserves attention and is not being fully considered, that is early intervention strategies and structured tools for individuals who test positive for the virus and begin developing symptoms. For those whose infection is progressing, we describe the potential benefits of a self-monitoring tool for use in combination with physician directed early medical interventions to slow COVID-19 progression.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型（SARS-CoV-2）新型冠状病毒大流行揭示了改善受该疾病困扰个体的健康和福祉所需面对的诸多科学、社会及制度方面的挑战。尽管各组织和管理机构已迎难而上，在高度不确定和极端压力的情况下同时为应对这一大流行做准备并做出响应，但这种病毒感染的另一个重要方面值得关注且未得到充分考虑，即针对病毒检测呈阳性并开始出现症状的个体的早期干预策略和结构化工具。对于那些感染病情正在发展的人，我们描述了一种自我监测工具与医生指导的早期医疗干预相结合使用的潜在益处，以减缓2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的病情发展。
