New Delhi: The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday launched a virtual program aimed at making antiviral treatments for COVID-19 available at home for those who test positive.
State and local officials in Berks County, Pennsylvania will be the first to pilot the program, known as home test to treatlater this month, with up to 8,000 residents expected to participate, the NIH said.
eMed, a private home health services company, will host the official conference home test to Treat, where people can sign up for antiviral treatment and coordinate telehealth-enabled test kits.
The public health agency has also engaged UMass Chan School of Medicine in Worcester, Massachusetts, to collaborate with eMed to analyze data collected from the telehealth program, such as the impact of an in-home process on testing and treatment.
The program, which was first announced in September by the White House, aims to increase access for people in rural and high-risk communities.
