Common misconception.
The covid test was never designed to be used to test the “infectiousness” of an individual.
This is where it’s fecked.
The test provides a simple -ve or +ve for the virus.
someone who is +ve could have had the virus months ago and not even felt Ill.
The “cycling” of the test (see previous posts up to 45 times!!!!) can produce a +ve result meaning lockdown for them and all their contacts and as a result the population even though they are not infectious.
total fuckery and a totally flawed approach to the situation.
The tests don’t even reveal how many times they were cycled....why not?
A cycle +ve test of say 10 shows high levels of virus.
A cycle +ve test of 45 shows minute, non infectious levels.
Currently, both are banded as +ve and panic ensues.
if this current approach continues expect to be locked down for years.....or until they cunningly give the order to cycle the tests far less, making cases and the virus magically disappear as all those with minute levels disappear from results.
I’ve been banging on about “cycle thresholds for weeks and weeks - Seems the WHO have just realised the TOTAL folly of their flawed approach and issued new guidance regarding testing.
Product type: Nucleic acid testing (NAT) technologies that use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of SARS-CoV-2 Date: 13 January 2021 WHO-identifier: 2020/5, version 2 Target audience: laboratory professionals and...
www.who.int
WHO guidance Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 states that careful interpretation of weak positive results is needed (1). The cycle threshold (Ct) needed to detect virus is inversely proportional to the patient’s viral load. Where test results do not correspond with the clinical presentation, a new specimen should be taken and retested using the same or different NAT technology.
WHO reminds IVD users that disease prevalence alters the predictive value of test results; as disease prevalence decreases, the risk of false positive increases (2). This means that the probability that a person who has a positive result (SARS-CoV-2 detected) is truly infected with SARS-CoV-2 decreases as prevalence decreases, irrespective of the claimed specificity.
Funny how case numbers are peaking isn’t it!
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said on Thursday that based on recent seven-day averages, coronavirus infections may be about to hit a plateau in the United States.
www.reuters.com
Another case in point the Australian Tennis open.......loads of tennis players tested positive......now this week they’re classed as “shedding” and are allowed out to play.
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www.heraldsun.com.au
Expect new infected case numbers to plummet in coming weeks as cycle thresholds are dramatically cut......not that they’ll still tell you what level they are using,
Will this miracle reduction in infections be credited to vaccinations........
Total and utter fuckery.