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re: Testing is either seriously flawed or being manipulated
Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:50 am to the808bass
Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:50 am to the808bass
Good question - and is why we need more data about the antibodies.
Antibody detection requires a blood test from what I’m told.
Antibody detection requires a blood test from what I’m told.
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Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:51 am to Vacherie Saint
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33k tainted or incorrect results LINK
Test centers overcounting positives 10 fold LINK
And Genetworx CEO says they are reporting more test kits than the company is sending them LINK
Add to this reports bubbling up on social media that follow up positives are being double counted, untested symptomatic patients are counted as positives, and people who sign up but don't take the tests are presumed positive.
I'm sure JBE will be all over this to ensure that Louisiana doesn't have any of that counted into the numbers he is using to ruin people's lives.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:53 am to PorkSammich
More news locally from two young doctors at my gym.
The 'free testing' sites have massive positives when the results are negative. If one employee in an office of 10 tests positive the other 9 people are registered as positive even though they're not.
The data being reported is worthless.
The 'free testing' sites have massive positives when the results are negative. If one employee in an office of 10 tests positive the other 9 people are registered as positive even though they're not.
The data being reported is worthless.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:54 am to Pooka
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Good question - and is why we need more data about the antibodies.
Antibody detection requires a blood test from what I’m told.
I don't think he is talking abput antibodies. I think there is question about whether or not the PCR test detects small amounts (really, the remains) of dead virus and then magnifies that into a positive test and "new case".
There is a poster in this thread who says it just detects live virus. He may be correct.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:55 am to the808bass
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There’s a possibility that if you’ve already had Covid in your system that you will test positive.
There are 2 tests. One for antibodies (you used to have it) and the other for active (you've got it now).
The college football players who are being labeled positive at the rate of about 20 per team were given antibody tests.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 10:56 am to PorkSammich
The tests are worthless. It reads the common cold as covid-19.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:04 am to ML Crisis
I assume the PCR test only detects live virus.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:13 am to Pooka
I just read into it some more, and the description of RT-PCR is just that it detects the virus. Does that mean only "living" virus? Is there such a thing as "dead" virus, still present in the cells?
Either way, it's acknowledged that the PCR test works by making 35 billion copies of the transcribed DNA, so it definitely can and will detect virus in people who had very little of the virus and aren't in danger of being sick, and if this virus was like all others, wouldn't be likely to infect others.
Either way, it's acknowledged that the PCR test works by making 35 billion copies of the transcribed DNA, so it definitely can and will detect virus in people who had very little of the virus and aren't in danger of being sick, and if this virus was like all others, wouldn't be likely to infect others.
This post was edited on 7/14/20 at 11:25 am
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:57 am to Langland
If you pay attention to the daily numbers....especially deaths vs positive cases,etc. We are beginning to kick the virus' arse. We know what to look for and how to start treating it.
But no one speaks of that....no, it's all the wussies getting the press
But no one speaks of that....no, it's all the wussies getting the press
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