Testing for lead in children declines in NC during pandemic
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By Greg Barnes The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in thousands of families skipping or delaying well-child visits to pediatricians, where many children would have been tested for lead poisoning or received vaccinations. A survey of pediatric offices across North Carolina taken near the beginning of the pandemic found that 85 percent reported a patient decrease […]