MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press
HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There's a whiff of paranoia in the air.
For millions of seasonal allergy sufferers, the annual onset of watery eyes and scratchy throats is bumping up against the global spread of a new virus that produces its own constellation of respiratory symptoms. Forecasters are predicting a brutal spring allergy season for swaths of the U.S. at the same time that COVID-19 cases are rising dramatically.
That's causing angst for people who never have had to particularly worry about their hay fever, other than to stock up on antihistamines, decongestants and tissues. Now they're asking: Are these my allergies? Or something more sinister?
"Everyone is sort of analyzing every
