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For Amy Bogue, executive director of the Allegro Family Clinic in Columbus, the examples spring easily to mind.
Several elderly patients who had developed urinary tract infections that could have been treated right away with antibiotics. One patient who had suffered a stroke.
Scared of contracting COVID-19 during a visit to the doctor, they waited too long to seek medical help, and their symptoms worsened, though thankfully they received care before it was too late.
“They’re delaying care for fear of COVID, but they’re having way worse side effects because they’re not taking care of the issue at hand,” Bogue said. “So it’s a little concerning.”