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Statement that we need a stronger COVID detection system is akin to a scene in Amadeus where Mozart, after presenting music bordering on perfection is told by the Emperor that there were “simply too many notes”, “Just cut a few and it will be perfect”.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 21, 2022 Source:Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say Reference:Too Many Notes, My Dear Mozart
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COVID-19 testing capacity in Ottawa under strain and pushed to the limit; OPH urging symptomatic people to assume they have COVID and to self-isolate for 10 days.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 20, 2021 Source:COVID-19 testing capacity in Ottawa pushed to limit; OPH urging symptomatic people to isolate
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Air travellers to Canada will need a negative test for Covid-19 three days before arrival. Why are land border crossings not included? Why only one test when false negatives can occur at the three-day mark? Details needed to understand policy rationale.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 31, 2020 Source:Air travellers will soon have to test negative for COVID-19 before arrival in Canada
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Do not hang your hat on an unapproved Alzheimer’s blood test.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2020 Source:First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale
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Ontario students will require negative COVID test in order to return to school only if they have either fever, cough, loss of taste or smell, or shortness of breathe. Runny nose or sore throat no longer require testing but home monitoring for 24 hours.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 2, 2020 Source:Students with just a runny nose or a sore throat will now be allowed to return to school after 24 hours
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Media and Public Health commentary on daily numbers in Ontario citing all the false +/- needs to comment on noted exponential change. Smaller true pos numbers can quickly become larger ones and how likely will this be the outcome with present measures?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 29, 2020 Source:Ontario sees single-day record of 700 new COVID-19 cases as calls grow to return to Stage 2 Public Health should also provide the Positive and Negative Predictive Values of Covid-19 testing in the area as prevalence varies from region to region.
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When should you get tested for COVID-19 infection? Ottawa Public Health has guidelines to help.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 17, 2020 Source:COVID-19 Testing Information
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No evidence forthcoming from the CDC to explain the change in testing guidelines for asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 28, 2020 Source:Updated CDC guidelines now say people exposed to coronavirus may not need to be tested
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Will drugstores be able to fulfill all the accepted public health operational guidelines and infrastructure if they are approved to provide COVID-19 testing centres? If yes, then there is no issue.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2020 Source:Drugstores ramp up COVID-19 testing as part of health-care push amid pandemic