Yang Kang medical checkup packages are hot: some companies have sales of hundreds of millions in half a month, and the volume of CT examinations is at a record high, is it necessary?

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“Why do I keep coughing even after turning negative? Will I have ‘white lung’?”

“Why do I feel uncomfortable with my heart after turning negative, am I suffering from arrhythmia or viral myocarditis?”

With the gradual increase in the number of “Yang Kang”, some patients have symptoms such as fatigue, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and have begun to consider chest CT and other medical examination matters, and medical examination institutions and hospitals around the world have launched “Yang Kang” medical examination packages or new crown rehabilitation clinics, and the medical examination track is again being The medical checkup circuit is again in focus.

From the “Yang Kang” medical checkup package, the price ranges from hundreds to thousands of dollars, and the medical checkup items are mainly set for the symptoms of respiratory system, circulatory system and immune system that may be caused by the new crown, such as lung CT, heart ultrasound, etc.

In interviews, more than one medical checkup agency said that the demand for lung CT has surged, and others said that they would follow up with testing services for the digestive system in response to the Omicron variant strain XBB.

Many medical check-ups and hospitals push “Yang Kang” medical check-up packages

Recently, an investor asked the health checkup and medical service provider Meinian Health (002044) on the interactive platform whether the new “Yang Kang” standard checkups launched on the company’s website have sold 155,815 pieces, with a single piece of 529 yuan and a turnover of 82.42 million, is the data real and valid? The company said that the data shown on its website includes the number of orders that have been placed and paid for, and the data is accurate and valid.

It is reported that since December 27, 2022, Meinian Health has launched the standard and specific packages of “Yang Kang” for the post-Yang Kang population, which are available on Meinian Health official mall, Jingdong, Jindo, Tmall and Shake. As of January 8, the standard version of the “Yang Kang” checkup package had sold 160,000+ pieces and the specific version had sold 10,000+ pieces on the official website of Meridian Health.

According to this projection, in just two weeks or less, the revenue of this section may have been nearly 100 million yuan.

In addition to Meinian Health, Rui Ci Medical (1526.HK) announced on its official website that the flagship store of Rui Ci Medical Examination on major e-commerce platforms is online with “Yang Kang” sequelae prevention screening products, and its flagship store shows that the “Yang Kang” medical examination focus screening version is priced at 599 yuan The flagship store shows that the “Yang Kang” physical examination focus screening version is priced at 599 yuan and the depth screening version is priced at 999 yuan.

The high-end medical checkup brand of Rui Ci Medical, Lucky Yuan Club, also launched a new crown complication screening package for the “Yang Kang” group, and from the price of the public review app, the price of the “Yang Kang” related medical checkup package of Lucky Yuan Club ranges from 2,643 yuan to 4,173 yuan after stacking the discount. The price of “Yangkang” medical checkup packages ranges from RMB 2,643 to RMB 4,173 after adding the discount.

What is the difference between “Yang Kang” medical checkup packages and ordinary medical checkup packages? The “Yang Kang” medical checkup package is an in-depth screening package for the respiratory system, circulatory system and immune system symptoms that may be caused by the new crown, which is more targeted. “Ordinary medical checkups include tests such as cervical spine, lumbar spine, thyroid function, tumor markers and other tests, Yang Kang peace of mind checkups are not involved.” The above-mentioned person said.

The Rui Ci medical side said, “Yang Kang” sequelae prevention screening focus on the new crown virus easy to attack the lungs, heart and the new crown medication may cause liver and kidney function damage. For example, the key screening models include lung CT, heart ultrasound, ultrasensitive C-reactive protein, immunoglobulin 3, liver function 15, etc., while the in-depth screening models are upgraded with immunity testing, kidney function 5, tumor markers, etc. on the above items.

“Not only private institutions, many hospitals have also launched medical services for the ‘Yang Kang’ population. During this special period, people have the need for health management to reduce hidden health risks, and the current market demand is relatively large. For example, there is a common cough after ‘yangkang’, some people worry about their pneumonia, others lose their sense of taste and smell, after ‘yangkang’ does not mean that your body functions have recovered.” A medical checkup industry source told reporters that its internal prediction is that packages for medical checkup agencies will be hot until the first half of 2023 or even a full year.

For its part, Meridian Health said that the group will also launch testing services for the digestive system in response to the Omicron variant strain XBB.

The reporter incomplete statistics, in addition to Meridian Health, Rui Ci Medical, Aikang Guobin, Ciming physical examination and other companies for the “Yang Kang” group launched medical examination packages, the country has opened a number of new crown rehabilitation clinic, Shanghai, for example, the Shanghai Seventh People’s Hospital new crown rehabilitation outpatient clinic has been officially opened on January 1, 2023, Shanghai Children’s Hospital also for the “Yang Kang” group. The Shanghai Children’s Hospital has also opened an online and offline Chinese medicine rehabilitation clinic for children with cough, sore throat, weakness, poor sleep quality, anxiety and other symptoms after “Yang Kang”.

CT examination is hot, the machine is running at full capacity

According to the reporter’s understanding, among the many medical checkups, the demand for lung CT examinations is more robust.

Taking the data provided to reporters by Meridian Health, on Dec. 28, 29 and 30, 2022, the lung CT examinations of Meridian Health Group reached more than 18,000, 23,000 and 28,000 respectively, and on Jan. 3 and 4 after New Year’s Day, the lung CT examinations of Meridian Health Group reached more than 75,000.

“Looking at the data from January 1 to 6, lung CT exams reached 183,000 visits, and we expect this number to continue to grow for some time.” Sources from Meridian Health told reporters that the company had issued an internal document on Dec. 30 for more than 600 branches to do a good job of running services to protect customers’ lung CT exams, and that under normal circumstances, medical exams are conducted in the morning, but in some cities with high demand to open special afternoon CT sessions. As of January 6, nearly 200 multiple branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities have launched special afternoon medical examinations.

Although people have a need for lung CT exams, they do not specifically choose the “Yang Kang” medical checkup package for this purpose.

The staff of Ruiz Medical said in an interview that from the sales of Ruiz Medical’s e-commerce side, the “Yang Kang” package sold 360,000 pieces a week online, and the lung CT test sold 140,000 pieces a week. “Although sold hundreds of thousands of pieces, but our normal physical examination package sales are also growing, people did not flock to choose the Yang Kang package, but very concerned about the health status after Yang Kang, we have 63 stores nationwide CT machine, these machines are now basically at full capacity, choose to check the lung condition of more customers. “

The above-mentioned people told reporters that in the past, Rui Ci Medical a CT machine can receive an average of 20 to 30 customers a day, and now the average number of lung CT examinations per store per day reached 85 people, and there is still a rising trend. “The proportion of arrivals to the inspection containing CT project examination reached 60%, which used to be below 50%.”

On January 5, Meinian Health also said in the investor interactive platform that CT special examination is a key special launched by the company in response to the spurt of customer demand, and the sales volume continues to grow, and the latest daily CT examination volume has been close to 50,000 people, a record high.

Regarding the overall medical checkup market, Meinian Health had talked about in May 2022 in response to investors’ questions that after the 2020 epidemic, the entire medical checkup market has steadily improved, with public hospitals and other institutions showing an upward trend in business volume, etc. According to data from the China Health Statistics Yearbook (2021), the number of national health check-ups in 2020 was 431 million, and the penetration rate of the national health check-up industry was about 31%. In terms of the total number of health check-ups, the number of check-ups grew from 230 million in 2009 to 431 million in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.37%.

As of the close of business on January 6, Rui Ci Medical closed at 0.5 HKD, down 1.96%, and Meinian Health closed at 6.12 RMB.

Is it necessary to have a medical checkup after “Yang Kang”?

Is it necessary to purchase the “Yang Kang” medical checkup package for people who have been infected with New Crown?

Chen Jianxin, deputy director of Shanghai Jiading District Malu Town Community Health Service Center, told reporters that after infection with Neocon, the virus will multiply in the body, causing patients to have some typical symptoms, and the cough will last for some time because the exudate in the lungs will not be absorbed so quickly. “If you feel uncomfortable, it is still recommended to go to a regular hospital for further examination to see if the exudate in the lungs is absorbed and if it has developed more severely.”

Chen Jianxin further talked to reporters, “white lung” is a typical manifestation of severe pneumonia, considering that pneumonia only reflects the more serious disease condition after the virus infection, can not summarize the clinical characteristics of all infected people, now the new coronavirus pneumonia renamed to new coronavirus infection. Myocarditis is also, and not everyone infected with novel coronavirus causes myocarditis.

“If there is chest tightness and shortness of breath, blood oxygen saturation concentration consistently below 95, or suspected pneumonia cough, there has been sputum can not be removed, we will also recommend him to do CT. CT examination will emit X-rays, there is a certain amount of radiation, it is not recommended to do CT often. there are patients with frequent palpitations, heart beating faster, this situation we will recommend the patient to do an electrocardiogram, to see If there is any damage to the heart muscle. If you feel physically fit, you can skip the test for now, there is no need to get stuck in the current time frame. Of course after seeking medical attention, it is still up to the clinician’s judgment whether to have a CT exam or an EKG.” Chen Jianxin said.

Wang Xinyu, deputy director of the Department of Infection at the National Center for Infectious Diseases and Huashan Hospital, also talked in a recent interview that currently it is true that in fever clinics and emergency departments, many patients are seen for symptoms of coughing, and the proportion of this population is gradually increasing, but most patients can gradually relieve themselves within a week and can be relieved by cough medicine. However, if the disease lasts more than a week, there is recurrent coughing, or even shortness of breath, or even significant breathing difficulties, people should promptly go to the hospital and have CT and other tests for evaluation if necessary. In particular, some elderly people and people with underlying diseases who have shortness of breath and shortness of breath when they move should go to the hospital promptly.