I would add another factor... the CDC is “encouraging” labs to do flu tests at the same time that Covid PCR tests are given. But most are still not. Most PCR tests for Covid cannot differentiate between the Flu and Covid. People are being told multiple times a day through the media to get Covid tests whenever they experience flu symptoms. As a result we have a huge number of false positives for Covid.
Not that it really matters... because the current variants are not any more serious for most people than garden variety flu any way. The Democrats are using this “uptick” as another excuse for all the madness that continues to go on.
fireman15 wrote: “I would add another factor... the CDC is “encouraging” labs to do flu tests at the same time that Covid PCR tests are given. But most are still not. Most PCR tests for Covid cannot differentiate between the Flu and Covid. PCR test recall: Can PCR tests tell the difference between COVID-19 and the flu?”
Simply anti-vaxxer propaganda:
Did previous PCR tests confuse COVID-19 cases for influenza cases?
Not at all. “The reported numbers were based on highly accurate laboratory tests,” says Dr. Broadhurst. “The original test could detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 with very high specificity,” – meaning the test does its job very well.