Dr. Barry Dworkin

Parsing pandemic policy professional planning protocols per public peril perception or “What the hell is the plan?”

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2020

Also in the discussion, funding for new testing devices. Still a ways to go. Article is a little premature in its evaluation.

Source:
Canadian company developing palm-sized test to detect COVID-19 in 20 minutes

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