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Originally posted by Sparko View PostMike do you even know how PCR works? You seem to be making the claim that if they amplify any sample enough they can find any molecule and get a false positive. That isn't true. PCR Covid tests isolate and amplifies specific gene sequences that are unique to the COVID-19 virus. They are not just some random "molecule" that everyone has in their body. If the test finds those sequences then you have the COVID virus in your body. Or at least genetic remnants of it if you are over it by the time the test is taken. And as I think Starlight says above, if you have high amounts of the virus, it will show up in the PCR test after fewer cycles. If you don't have much in your body, then it won't show up until much higher cycles. Which is where you are misreading the 97% false positive thing from. Most infected people will come back with a positive after much fewer cycles. But if someone is getting over the sickness and is not longer infected, they might still show positive after 35-45 cycles. Which would mean that they are most likely not infected any longer (or could just be starting to become infected and have a low viral load). And scientist know this. Obviously. and take that into account.
But you don't get a positive result at any cycle count if you don't have the virus in your body. I have had a negative test result. If what you are claiming is true, then there would be NO negative results because they would just keep cycling till they found something. That doesn't happen.
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Mike do you even know how PCR works? You seem to be making the claim that if they amplify any sample enough they can find any molecule and get a false positive. That isn't true. PCR Covid tests isolate and amplifies specific gene sequences that are unique to the COVID-19 virus. They are not just some random "molecule" that everyone has in their body. If the test finds those sequences then you have the COVID virus in your body. Or at least genetic remnants of it if you are over it by the time the test is taken. And as I think Starlight says above, if you have high amounts of the virus, it will show up in the PCR test after fewer cycles. If you don't have much in your body, then it won't show up until much higher cycles. Which is where you are misreading the 97% false positive thing from. Most infected people will come back with a positive after much fewer cycles. But if someone is getting over the sickness and is not longer infected, they might still show positive after 35-45 cycles. Which would mean that they are most likely not infected any longer (or could just be starting to become infected and have a low viral load). And scientist know this. Obviously. and take that into account.
But you don't get a positive result at any cycle count if you don't have the virus in your body. I have had a negative test result. If what you are claiming is true, then there would be NO negative results because they would just keep cycling till they found something. That doesn't happen.
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
I love your scientific response to the corman drosten review. Your skill at finding the experts against this review .... oh wait. You did not provide any arguments. You just like the kool aid.
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