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Fever Charting Shows Social Distancing may be Working
[USA Today] Early evidence suggests closing bars, restaurants and other businesses to keep people apart in places including New York City, has slowed the incidence of fevers that are an early indicator of coronavirus, according to a new analysis of fevers and symptoms across the U.S.My custom made Kotex mask keeps nearly everyone at a distance. Data from health technology company Kinsa, which did the analysis using its digital thermometers, show the number of people with flulike illness ‐ atypical fever and symptoms ‐ began dropping almost immediately after mandatory social distancing measures were implemented in some areas. The company downloads fever readings from more than 1 million thermometers in use around the U.S. It predicted the 2018 spread of the flu and bad colds that were often mistaken for the flu last winter. Bad colds mistaken for the flu? Who knew? Kinsa board member Beth Seidenberg said the company has spent years trying to get the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to work with them. NIH can also mean Not Invented Here. The CDC declined to comment on why it wasn't working with Kinsa, but said in a statement it "appreciates the efforts of so many companies working across the private sector to address this new threat." Posted by: Bobby 2020-03-25 |
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