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Originally posted by mutedblade:

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Originally posted by doublecorona:
I tested positive with the rapid and pcr test. One more day of quarantine. I am grateful I did not have a single symptom.

Any idea where the tests were manufactured?

No ideas. Both were swabs that went through my nose to scrape my brain. One of the more unnatural feelings.

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Originally posted by doublecorona:
No ideas. Both were swabs that went through my nose to scrape my brain. One of the more unnatural feelings.

Yeah, see. That’s the problem I have with all of the “positive” tests. The kits probably come from some Chicom facility already contaminated with COVID, thus a “spike”. Funny how most of those that test positive have no symptoms whatsoever.

It will be interesting to see the total cluster when the vaccines arrive and people 'demand' to have their shot, demand to get their appointment for the shot or some other kind of 'line up' similar to the COVID tests. Too bad we can't just show up at school and have it in a sugar cube..

I will wait until something forces me to take the vaccine, preferably after a few million other test subjects have taken it. Which coincidentally is what my elderly mother with health issues said as well when we were talking about it.

It will most likely be traveling overseas or if they make it a requirement to fly cross country to see relatives.

If I do take it, I'm going to walk in everywhere with those stupid signs with no mask and dare them to call cops on me if they don't like it.

The Chinese WHO tests had up to 50% false results.

The CDC tests used in the US I was just told by a doctor have 30% false negatives. My son got tested last Friday because he had cold symptoms and a classmate tested positive a week earlier.

How much would anyone one be willing to bet that a whole lot of asymptomatic cases are false positives, and a whole lot of people who are pretty sure they had it but didn't show on the test are false negatives? Just a total clusterfuck. If my company made product using gauges with 30% error rates we would be out of business due to bad quality.

I believe a significant portion of the tests done in the US are processed by Labcorp https://www.labcorp.com/ Both of the test I’ve had were.

I will be getting the vaccine as soon as it is available but don’t expect that to be until late spring or early summer due to the fact that I’m not in a high risk group. I have been getting the flu shot every year since I turned 50 and I don’t see this as being much different.

This was never about the accuracy of testing.

It is and will continue to be about the manipulation and weaponization of data.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
I believe a significant portion of the tests done in the US are processed by Labcorp https://www.labcorp.com/ Both of the test I’ve had were.

I will be getting the vaccine as soon as it is available but don’t expect that to be until late spring or early summer due to the fact that I’m not in a high risk group. I have been getting the flu shot every year since I turned 50 and I don’t see this as being much different.

I would view any result from Labcorp with lots of suspicion given what I have seen of them in the past.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
This was never about the accuracy of testing.

It is and will continue to be about the manipulation and weaponization of data.

Agreed.

The rt-PCR test used in the US uses a cycle threshold (CT) of 40. There are lots of false positive "cases" being reported. We have known for months that you can't actually culture live virus from samples that test "positive" with a CT of over 35.

Correlation Between 3790 Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction–Positives Samples and Positive Cell Cultures, Including 1941 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Isolates



None of this minimizes the fact the virus is particularly dangerous for a subset of the population, especially those who are aged or have multiple comorbidities.

If I was to test positive, symptomatic or not, my first question to my PCP would be - What is the CT for this result? Most likely he will not know.

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
If my company made product using gauges with 30% error rates we would be out of business due to bad quality.

I've commented for a while, would you hire an investment broker who was wrong 50%+ of the time with your money? I damn sure wouldn't, and this issue is even more important than my investments.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
This was never about the accuracy of testing.

It is and will continue to be about the manipulation and weaponization of data.

Bingo. When the retards in charge are using 'case counts' (an absolutely worthless metric) as the means to manipulate the retards and sheep on the street we should all know this is complete BS.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
This was never about the accuracy of testing.

It is and will continue to be about the manipulation and weaponization of data.

Isn't it though? Imagine what the numbers would look like if you took away all of the false positives. They'd lose 30-50% of their "cases" from that simple data point, which is exactly how all of this is being manipulated to begin with. It boils down to how easily the herd of sheep in our country have overreacted to a simple manipulation. If those tests didn't come back positive, the powers that be wouldn't have been able to exert as much control over those sheep as they have (and will continue to have, until this fraud is exposed).

COVID-19 has been infected by Nick Saban. Again.

Well, first time was false positive.....

Saban and the 'vid

I heard the needle is the size of a turkey baster and they poke you in the butt..

Well it won't make much difference against Auburn. Since Sarkesian appears to have his alcohol issues under control he should do fine.

Study finds 84% fewer hospitalizations for patients treated with controversial drug hydroxychloroquine

How many people have the Democrats and Media Killed, simply because President Trump, said a drug looked promising?

They absolutely do not care how many people they kill, if it serves their agenda.

[note: there is a news video embedded at the linked story]

With virtually every TV or radio news break saturating the airwaves with just how desperate the C-19 crisis is, with hospitals supposedly almost overflowing with new cases, and stats that supposedly indicate that the dire situation is even worse than the Spring, and just after new state-wide Code Red lock down status just went into effect, one of the last things Denver Mayor Michael Hancock did before boarding his flight to meet his family for their out of state Thanksgiving plans, was to send out a Tweet asking others to avoid travel for Thanksgiving if possible...apparently it wasn't possible for him to avoid Thanksgiving travel.

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‘It’s disheartening’: People in Denver and beyond react to Mayor Hancock’s Thanksgiving travel

by: Rachel Skytta

Posted: Nov 25, 2020 / 10:28 PM MST / Updated: Nov 25, 2020 / 10:28 PM MST

DENVER (KDVR) — The news of Mayor Michael Hancock’s trip to Mississippi for the Thanksgiving holiday spread throughout Denver and beyond Wednesday, sparking backlash.

“It’s kind of disheartening, to say the least. It just doesn’t sit right with me,” said Katie Calderone, a Denverite who chose not to travel to see her family this year.

Mayor Hancock tweeted an apology, asking for forgiveness and saying he made the decision as a “husband and a father.” Hundreds of people responded in frustration, saying they too would rather be with their family. Some said they made the decision to stay home because that’s what Hancock encouraged them to do in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.

Michael B. Hancock @ MayorHancok

I fully acknowledge that I have urged everyone to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel. I have shared how my family cancelled our plans for our traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.(1/5)

Michael B. Hancock @ MayorHancock
What I did not share, but should have, is that my wife and my daughter have been in Mississippi, where my daughter recently took a job. As the holiday approached, I decided it would be safer for me to travel to see them than to have two family members travel back to Denver.(2/5)

Michael B. Hancock @ MayorHancock
I recognize that my decision has disappointed many who believe it would have been better to spend Thanksgiving alone. As a public official, whose conduct is rightly scrutinized for the message it sends to others...(3/5)

Michael B. Hancock @ MayorHancock
...I apologize to the residents of Denver who wee my decision as conflicting with the guidance to stay at home for all but essential travel.(4/5)

Michael B. Hancock @MayorHancock
I made my decision as a husband and father, and for those who are angry and disappointed, I humbly ask you to forgive my decisions that are borne of my heart and not my head.(5/5)

Calderone says she chose not to fly home to Chicago based on a number of factors, including her parents’ age and their COVID-19 risk profile.

“We don’t want to put anyone else at risk and that’s our main focus. It’s not just about me and not about them — it’s about everybody else involved as well,” said Calderone.

Calderone says she understands Hancock’s desire to be with his family, but that doesn’t feel that excuses his actions.

“I miss my family, too. But I’m not going to say screw it — it’s okay if I do it because I’m just one person. One person makes a big difference and that could be the reason 10 others get sick,” said Calderone.

Despite Hancock’s actions, Calderone says she still feels she made the right decision for her family by staying home.

Denver’s Mayor, that nut Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, all busted. Not practicing what they are preaching. Hypocrites.

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
Study finds 84% fewer hospitalizations for patients treated with controversial drug hydroxychloroquine

How many people have the Democrats and Media Killed, simply because President Trump, said a drug looked promising?

Short answer, lots.

This article was really about military Thanksgiving plans, but I found this nugget in there.

Military infections = 75,000
Military deaths = 11

11 ÷ 75,000 = 0.00014666666

So that's a death rate of .0147% of people from 18-60+ years old, with an average age of 27 for enlisted and 34.5 for officers, so me just guessing that's probably around 29-30 year old average. The US population age is about 38 years old.

For the military that works out to about 1 out of 6,818 infected have died.

Makes you think, maybe we could have handled things differently with hindsight. Makes you mad that right now with the new information in front of us, including death rates falling off a cliff that we can't have dinner with friends.