Dr. Schmidtke, I am a nurse in Hall County, GA, work at the hospital and serve on my church's re-opening task force. I have run into some information that has me concerned about the case rates and how accurate the reports are. Over the last two weeks, 3 nurses in my department have been out with COVID. A fourth nurse from another department who is married to one of my positive co-workers tested positive. When his wife, my co-worker, called employee health to report her classic symptoms and inquire about testing, she was told to quarantine, but not to worry about testing, just assume she has it. If this is occurring often, what does that do to reporting from a public health perspective? Would this falsely lower our case rates, making us "look" better than we actually are? Thanks so much for all you are doing during this pandemic. Your reports have been invaluable in my work and church life. I am thrilled to be counted among your paid subscribers. Take good care in your new home. Stacy Morley, RN
Dr. Schmidtke, I am a nurse in Hall County, GA, work at the hospital and serve on my church's re-opening task force. I have run into some information that has me concerned about the case rates and how accurate the reports are. Over the last two weeks, 3 nurses in my department have been out with COVID. A fourth nurse from another department who is married to one of my positive co-workers tested positive. When his wife, my co-worker, called employee health to report her classic symptoms and inquire about testing, she was told to quarantine, but not to worry about testing, just assume she has it. If this is occurring often, what does that do to reporting from a public health perspective? Would this falsely lower our case rates, making us "look" better than we actually are? Thanks so much for all you are doing during this pandemic. Your reports have been invaluable in my work and church life. I am thrilled to be counted among your paid subscribers. Take good care in your new home. Stacy Morley, RN