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South_Florida_Guy 12 points ago +12 / -0

"What does he know? He's just a doctor! I'm a social media influencer!"

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Seventeen76x2 11 points ago +11 / -0

It isn't a cell but your overall point is correct. There are other types of coronaviruses like some strains of cold virus.

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Siteless_Vagrant [S] 6 points ago +6 / -0

Oops, I meant virus.

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Seventeen76x2 5 points ago +5 / -0

No problem, we all make mistakes. We've got your back.

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Skogin 4 points ago +4 / -0

Bonus: a single viral particle is called a viron.

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Siteless_Vagrant [S] 3 points ago +3 / -0

I seen a picture of one on a surgical mask one time. They took it with one of them electron microscopes. Looked like a gnat flying through a chain link fence.

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Skogin 5 points ago +5 / -0

Like throwing hotdogs down a hallway.

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Skogin 4 points ago +4 / -0

You wouldn’t want your fancy test shooting out mostly negative results, would you?

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Skogin 4 points ago +4 / -0

Yes, and worse, they have been using PCR runs with 40+ amplification cycles. Anything over 30-35 gets exponentially more shady.

But this Rand post is referring to the antibody tests, which have their own set of problems including specificity. Antibody tests indicate the presence of proteins, rather than DNA/RNA.

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JamesSunderland 6 points ago +6 / -0

It's basically viruses with a particular shape. Hence the word, Corona. That's why I prefer China Virus..

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Siteless_Vagrant [S] 8 points ago +8 / -0

I'm torn between KungFlu and Chinese Lung Aids.

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Probably-Pooping 6 points ago +6 / -0

Rand needs to remind people that he’s an actual medical doctor. I don’t think it’s common knowledge among lefties.

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Siteless_Vagrant [S] 8 points ago +8 / -0

I don't think it'd do any good. They'd just say he's not a "scientist". (Which, as far as I've been able to discern, means NYT reporter"

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Probably-Pooping 3 points ago +3 / -0

It also means actors who play scientists on TV: Bill Nye, Mark Ruffalo, cast of Big Bang, etc.

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incogneato 3 points ago +3 / -0

I've known that one from the start. The goddam fakeass news throws around "coronavirus" and "covid" interchangabley, knowing full well that there IS a difference - and that most people don't realize it.

Their statistics and reports are so far beyond worthless garbage that it's almost funny.