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Shots fired over throat swabbing in schools
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Shots fired over throat swabbing in schools
Thursday 8 July 2021, 10:43 AM

An Auckland DHB report has sparked debate on the effectiveness of school-based throat swabbing to reduce the rate of acute rheumatic fever - countering comments include that the focus on cost-effectiveness is short-sighted
Rheumatic fever is back in the spotlight amid divergent views on the benefit of prevention programmes. Alan Perrott reports
Key points , An Auckland DHB committee received a report questioning the cost-effectiveness of school-based rheumatic fever programmes.
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