COMMUNITY HEALTH WARNING 4/14/20

STOP COVID-19
RAPID TESTING NOW!
As frum physicians from varied communities, we warn the
‫ כלל‬of the dangers of rapid COVID-19 antibody/immunity tests
being offered within our neighborhoods, both at homes and in
medical offices. These tests have questionable accuracy and
have not yet been properly tested.

1 FDA approved community-based rapid tests of immunity to COVID-19

are not yet available. (Reliable tests are in development.)

There are currently no rapid tests for COVID-19 that can accurately
2
tell you whether or not you can still become infected or whether you
can still infect others with COVID-19.

3 No social distancing decisions should be made on the basis of any

currently offered rapid tests. These inaccurate tests will dangerously
cause many to mistakenly conclude they are immune or no longer
spreading the virus, leading to a second wave of COVID-19
transmission in our communities.

In these precarious times, there are many opportunities to

take advantage of people. The ‫ כלל‬must remain vigilant.

We urge everyone to continue following strict quarantine

guidelines and to follow the direction of your trusted
Rabbonim, doctors and elected officials.
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We the undersigned unanimously support the above statements:
CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY
Joseph E. Glaser, MD Jonathan Cohen MD
Frederick Ezon, MD
COLORADO
Ike Ezon, MD
Shevie Kassai, MD
William Fenster, MD
Loren Franco, MD
FLORIDA
Aton M. Holzer, MD
Austin Bach, DO MPH
Rebecca Gamss, MD
Yonah Bardos, MD MBE
Neal Gittleman, MD
Gershon Fink DO, MS, EMT-P
Mira Hellmann-Ostrov, MD
Suzanne Hagler, MD
Nochum Indich, MD
Rivka Stone, MD PhD
Abraham (Avi) Knoll, MD
GEORGIA Miriam A Knoll, MD
Moshe Shapiro, MD Inna Lekht, MD
Vladimir Lekht, MD
ILLINOIS Dovid Ogun, MD
Jennifer Berkovich, DO Hillel Peltz, DO
Shelly Rishty, MD
LOUISIANA
Daniel Roth, MD
Menachem Nagar, MD
Elias Sasson, MD
MARYLAND Devorah Segal, MD PhD
Levi Atanelov, MD Mordechai M. Tarlow, MD
Dov Frankel, MD Aleksey Tentler, MD
Daniel Grove, MD Miro Ukraincik, MD
Dani Poliakoff, MD Deena Wasserman, MD
Elie Portnoy, MD
NEW YORK
Avi Z. Rosenberg MD, PhD
Chaim Abittan, MD
Ron Samet, MD
Nava Bak, MD
Elliot Schwarzenberger, MD
Edward Bennett, MD
MASSACHUSETTS Leslie Bennett, MD
Yonah (Jonah) Rubin, MD Aviva Berkowitz, MD
Rabbi Yosef Glassman, MD Akiva Bergman MD
Elliot Bigajer, DO
MICHIGAN Raphael Bollag, MD
Catherine Geller, MD Joey Bouganim, MD
Jay Idler, MD Jack Braha, DO
Rodolfo Farhy, MD Justin Cohen, MD
Jessica Triest, MD Moshe Cohn, MD
Faraj Faour, MD
MISSOURI
Annie Frenkel, MD
Jose Greenspon, MD
Steven Diamond, MD
Stuart Ditchek, MD
*Because of the inherent pikuach nefesh, we have released this statement with urgency. We apologize
to all the physicians who wanted to be a part of this statement but are not listed above.
4/14/20
Victor J. Douek, MD David Minzer DO
Joseph Durzieh, MD Avishai Neuman MD
Rahel Elias, MD Sherrie Neustein Orzel M.D.
Gary Esses, MD Tova Plaut, DO
Eleanor Feldman, MD Sharon Rais, MD
Benyamin Friedman, MD Isaac Reich, MD
Shani Fruchter, DO Chana Ringel, MD
Jonathan Garellek, MD Raymond Reich, MD
Dov Ginsburg MD, PhD Sarah Rosanel, MD
Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD Eli Rosen, MD
Elliot Goodman, MD David Rubin, DO
Josh Greenstein MD Hayeem Rudy, MD
Oren Guttman, MD Gabby Saadia, MD
Meyer S. Halberstam, MD Tehila A. Saadia, MD
Rabbi Henry Hasson, MD Jonathan Schulhof, MD
Shari Hirsch, MD Robert Setton, MD
Judah Horowitz, MD Isaac H Shalom, MD
David Inslicht, MD Mourad Shehebar, MD
Robert (Yaakov) Kadar, MD Jonathan Siegal, MD
Jeffrey (Yehuda) Kaminetzky, MD Jimmy Sitt, MD
Elana Kastner, MD Rivka Y. Stein, MD
Joseph Kaplovitz, DO Jeffrey L Teitelbaum, MD
Yair Keilson, MD Sima Terebelo, MD, MPH
Albert Khaaki, MD David Turner DO
Menachem Kirschenbaum DO Menachem Walfish, MD
Asaf Klein, MD Aaron Walfish, MD
David M. Klein, MD Andrea Weiner, DO
Eric Kupferstein, DO Shimshon Wiesel, DO
Aharon Lauterpacht MD Adam Zeitlin, DO
Tal Levy, MD MBA David Zelman, DO
Miriam R. Lieberman, MD Shimshi Zimmerman, DO
Hylton Lightman MD DCH (SA) Israel Zyskind, MD
Gita Lisker, MD
PENNSYLVANIA
Lazer Leifer, MD
Ilana R. Baltuch, MD
Eve Lowenstein, MD
Charles (Shaya) Barax, MD
Melinda Mann, MD
Tami Danilewitz, MD
Charles Manopla, MD
Samuel Ganz, DO
Daniel Matalon, MD
Rachel Niknam, MD
Hindi Mermelstein, MD
Elan Noorparvar, MD
Shlomo Minkowitz, MD
Carol R. Sirken, MD
Eli Miller, MD
Ari Y. Weintraub, MD
Gila Schneider Miller, DO
Alisa Minkin, MD