Dr. Barry Dworkin

Overlap between allergy and cold/ COVID -19 symptoms can lead to inaccurate assumptions and unfortunate consequences. @billcarrolltalk and I talk about this issue in the context of Pembroke school staff with COVID-19 who thought they had allergies.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 17, 2020

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Pembroke school staff with COVID-19 thought they had allergies

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