2.Cannot confirm that 2019-nCoV is the causative agent for clinical symptoms as the test cannot rule out diseases caused by other bacterial or viral pathogens.
they actually have. they have isolated the virus so in samples the only thing left in the sample is the virus. then they put these samples into other animal specimens and seen their reaction.
when the reactions in the animal species match the reaction in humans they can determine the causal relationship.
the koch rivers and bell test was done many many months ago. about the same time as your stupid conspiracy sites were saying it had not been done.
your script from kaufman in march-april was based on his (lack) of research in january february. where he said america did not do their own tests to validate the asian tests. but in january there were no cases in america.. however by february there were and america did do the tests using their own methods. which did validate the asian tests. so kaufman in march using bad outdated research from january was instantly debunked.
yet idiots like you and badecker are quoting the debunked stuff in december.. because you idiots dont do your own research before repeating crappy scripts from your crappy sites
3.Have not been established for monitoring the treatment of 2019-nCoV infection.
doctors treat the symptoms. a PCR test takes 24 hours so repeatedly testing someone every 6 hours. and waiting 24 hours to get the results of the test 4 tests ago is not a good way to treat someone. doctors instead treat the symptom the patient is suffering at that minute. not the result of something 24 hours ago
4.Have exceptionally high false result rates — The higher the cycle threshold (CT) — i.e., the number of amplification cycles used to detect RNA particles — the greater the chance of a false positive.
the PCR process works
the inconsistances are based not on the PCR but on:
if the swab is not inserted and rubbed against the insides of the nose/throat well enough
if the person being tested is tested too early or too late into their infection
these are human factors and nothing to do with the PCR equipment
EG someone being swabbed on day 1 of infection may have a CT of 38 because its not yet incubated.
whereas if they were swabbed again on day 6 they would have a CT of 26 due to it having time to incubate in their body
so being told a 'negative' at day one but then presenting with symptoms at day 7 does not mean the PCR equipment is faulty. it means the human decided time to get tested was wrong
this is why most countries. when they track and trace people that come into contact with sick people. they do not test them on day 1. they suggest arranging a test at day 5 or having a test if they have symptoms to make sure what they have matches the known isolate.
its also why PCR tests are done by appointment where people go to a location where they will be swabbed by someone that has been trained to insert the swab and rub the nasel/throat passage properly
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the only times there have been errors with the PCR equipment is when foolish humans mix up the chemicals and create bad batches of reagents. but this is where in march better processes were put in place to use and test the batches of reagents and use disposible pippettes to avoid cross contamination..
.. again this is something sorted out in march. where again your old outdated scripts are now debunked
a good example of getting a good swab is using the same forensic protocol as CSI. a bad example is the guy that was touching a swab and then put it in cola and then not using any reagants and not waiting for the time to pass. (yes the guy that said cola has covid dun goofed and failed his own experiment)
5.Not peer reviewed.
While any CT over 35 is deemed scientifically unjustifiable,2,3,4 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend running PCR tests at a CT of 40.5
it has been peer review. PCR tests are not new. the tech has been around for along time. its used in forensic science to find dna of criminals via swaps taken at a crime scene
the process of isolating dna and RNA has been proven
and as said the bell rivers koch has proven what they have isolated causes the covid symptoms
its been peer reviewed in hundreds of countries by thousands of doctors.
.. again when america done the bell, koch rivers in february to validate the asian tests in december/january this is what peer reviewing is. following the example and if the same result happens. then the process is right
some countries also used different processes which backed up the end result.
as for the CT. they dont run the tests 100 - 1000 times like you conspiracy nuts say
and that 35 is not an exact figure/threshold. so they run it a couple more times just to be sure
Drosten tests and tests recommended by the World Health Organization are set to a CT of 45. These excessively high CTs guarantee the appearance of widespread (pandemic) infection when infection rates are in fact low
they dont guarantee an appearance