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Workplace temperature checks not ‘particularly sensitive’ way to spot virus – WAtoday
Public health and infectious disease experts say more creative solutions are needed to prevent widespread outbreaks as we wait for a vaccine.
“It really does then raise questions about validity of temperature screenings,” Melbourne infectious diseases physician Michelle Ananda-Rajah, said.
Thermal screening and temperature checks have been widely rolled out at workplaces, airports and hospitals across the city to detect cases, but Professor Ananda-Rajah is concerned that using fever as a screening tool for COVID-19 may provide a false sense of security.
“If youve got people coming to work and they are getting their temperatures chec…
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