[Vhfcn-l] COVID-19 Opinion

[Jerry Feldman]

That's the problem. It is very uncomfortable.

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 1:39 PM Don Armstrong via Vhfcn-l <
vhfcn-l at lists.vhfcn.org> wrote:

> On the news one person was talking about getting negatives and then
> positives on the test and they refused to take another one because it
> was to painful. It turns out the swab has to go all the way up your nose
> to the back of the sinus cavity because that's where it resides.
>
> On 4/14/20 8:39 AM, Jerry Feldman via Vhfcn-l wrote:
> > One big complaint I have is the presentation of some of the data. They
> are
> > showing, for instance, the top 10 states with the most cases. But what
> they
> > don't show is over capita. Another issue I discovered is the false
> > negatives. A local Dr from Mass General said it was 30%. In doing some
> > quick research could be up to 50%. This is dangerous. That Dr explained
> how
> > improperly swabbing the nose could miss the virus in an infected person.
> > And the lack of effective testing. Testing is getting better and more
> > widespread.
> >
> > COVID-19 is spread person to person. Large congregations of people is a
> > petri dish of germs waiting to strike. Wearing a face mask will not
> really
> > protect you, but it will protect others around you.
> >
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