From 9/6-9/12, NFL reports 2 COVID positive players and 5 staff. Here are 2 reasons why you shouldn't take NFL COVID numbers at face value.
-02:05 NFL does not report the raw data-
-05:55 False neg rate is likely high based on the way the players are being swabbed
New England Journal of Medicine nasopharyngeal swab guidelines:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article
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