To the Editor: The early medical response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States was limited in part by the availability of testing. Health care workers collected a swab sample from the patients’ oropharynx or nasopharynx according to testing guidelines for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. This procedure potentially increased the risk of transmission of the virus to health care workers who lacked sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE).
Full Scientific Study
October 22, 2020
The New England Journal of Medicine
Yuan-Po Tu, M.D.
Rachel Jennings, Ph.D.
Brian Hart, Ph.D.
Gerard A. Cangelosi, Ph.D.
Rachel C. Wood, M.S.
Kevin Wehber, M.B.A.
Prateek Verma, M.S., M.B.A.
Deneen Vojta, M.D.
Ethan M. Berke, M.D., M.P.H.
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