“Covid-19 PCR tests are generally very accurate.”
At what exactly?
PCR is just a way to take a small sample and replicate it exponentially in a quick manner so that whatever you’re looking for can be more readily seen. If they run the test at 50X replicates like they have been they are doing it wrong - even according to the CDC and WHO. The recommendation by Fauci himself is closer to 25 and not over 30 replicates.
I defy anyone to provide a specific number of replicates to be used in a PCR test that shows someone is infectious or will be come so, or will become severely sick.
jurroppi1 wrote: “I defy anyone to provide a specific number of replicates to be used in a PCR test that shows someone is infectious or will be come so, or will become severely sick.”
You raise a very good point. That information has not been released. I’ve often questioned exactly how CDC, et al, have determined that asymptomatic persons are such a threat. How much of the virus does a person (asymptomatic or symptomatic) discharge, how does it dissipate, how much of a viral load does it take to infect someone? Or, exactly how effective are the various types of masks.
I admit that it’s possible that those who do know do not want to release this type of information since it might undermine the whole edifice of CV mitigation protocols, ie, masking, social distancing, etc.
I can be pro-vaccine and not be pro-Fauci, pro-masking, pro-social distancing, or in favor of quarantines or lockdowns. The reason I can be pro-vaccine and not an advocate of those other things is because I believe that COVID is serious. I also believe Fauci and crew have scared too many people into believing those things are justified.