Why do some COVID checks damage a lot?

Hattey Lennerman, Lexington, KY.

Business Insider: “A doctor explains why some people pass out when they get a coronavirus test.”

CDC: “COVID Data Tracker: Laboratory Tests in the United States”, “Interim Guidelines for Clinical Specimen Collection and Handling for COVID-19 Testing”.

Nature: “Equivalent SARS-CoV-2 viral load by PCR between nasopharyngeal swab and saliva in symptomatic patients.”

Andrew Lane, MD, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University Medical School; Director, Johns Hopkins Sinus Center.

Philip Chen, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine.

USA Today: “Fact check: No, the COVID-19 nasal test does not wipe the blood-brain barrier.”

Fox San Antonio: “San Antonio woman licks spinal fluid after receiving a Covid nasal swab.”

JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: “Liquor leakage after nasal swab test for coronavirus disease 2019”, “Evaluation of the available online information on the nasopharyngeal swab test in patient instructions for sinus and pituitary surgery”.

The Asthma Center: “Take the pain out of the coronavirus tests.”

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