A positive PCR does not mean that a person is infected, sick, or infectious.
It might.
It might not.
A PCR is a rotten diagnostic test which is why it was meant for epidemiological use.
mewzilla wrote: “A positive PCR does not mean that a person is infected, sick, or infectious. It might. It might not.
A PCR is a rotten diagnostic test which is why it was meant for epidemiological use.”
IOW, it’s like most, if not all, diagnostic tests. False positives and false negatives in addition to true positives and true negatives.