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Colorado Doctor: Scratch And Sniff May Be Better For COVID Screenings Than Temperature Check
"If you take at look at the people who have COVID-19, only about half do develop a fever." Dr. Hnida explained.
January 26, 2021
(CBS4) – Temperature checks have become commonplace as doctors’ offices and other businesses screen for COVID-19, however they may not be the most reliable indicator of coronavirus. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida talked about the problem on CBSN Denver this week.
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“If you take at look at the people who have COVID-19, only about half do develop a fever,” he explained. “If they, in fact, do develop symptoms, the amount of time they actually do have a fever is a very short window of time so you really don’t catch a lot of cases just by pure temperature screening.”
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