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Podcast: The Dollar Vigilante
Episode: A Virus So Deadly, The Government Has to Test You to See If You Have It
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Welcome to Dr. Jeff and Lucy’s Acapulco wealth and well-being practice.
Feeling great? Healthy? Happy to be alive?
Oh no! You might have a killer disease!
Let’s test to make sure. Hold still – this will only be a little uncomfortable…
The ‘brain scraping’, ‘brain stabbing’ or ‘brain tickling’ swabs have until recently been considered the gold standard of testing. This is how it works:
“You remove your mask and blow your nose to clear your nasal passages. Then you try not to sneeze, cough or gag while a health worker insert...