He's making a huge assumption that all of the sample collection and PCR testing is being done by highly trained and experienced technicians, which it is not, due to the very rapid increase in the volume of testing. He also ignores the possibility of nosocomial infections.
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Replying to @GalileoMum @TuckerGoodrich and
Errors in collecting samples (such as not getting far enough back in the nasopharynx or swabbing for long enough) are *far* more likely to result in false negatives, not false positives. As for nosocomial infections, WTF?
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Sample kits not refrigerated or transported correctly, samples contaminated by poor lab processes. This is happening in the UK. We also have people catching it in hospital. It shows up in the data. So how about check your facts?
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Indeed. It’s RNA that’s being detected, and RNA is remarkably unstable at room temperature.
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The other thing would be using RNA that isn't specific only to COVID-19, of course. Which has been claimed for the WHO test spec.
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See here: https://cormandrostenreview.com/report/
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Yep, I was mega-facepalming as I read that ridiculous article. There’s so much stupid and ignorance in it...
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