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Bax101 16 points ago +17 / -1

Test kits are false. Check out how that was totally proven with the President from Tanzania. He tested vehicle engine oil and papaya. They came back positive with the virus. The test kits are testing for antibodies not the virus. It's all unraveling.

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TonsOfSalt 9 points ago +9 / -0

The tests used in the US have 70% sensitivity... aka wrong 30% of the time, which is why hospitals have to run the test 3x before they really consider it ruled out

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Watermelons 2 points ago +2 / -0

Seriously? Do you have that sensitivity info anywhere? I made my first post about how most of the positive tests were false positives. It'd be interesting to see actual sensitivity and specificity numbers.

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TonsOfSalt 1 point ago +1 / -0

I don't have the information at hand, but I heard it directly from one of the lead infectious disease docs at a hospital.

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Watermelons 1 point ago +1 / -0

Damn. With those numbers you could mathematically show just how bad the false positives/negatives are. I've never bought into the asymptomatic carriers thing.

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Bax101 1 point ago +2 / -1

But what are they testing for antibodies or the virus itself? Everyone has antibodies in them. https://www.britannica.com/science/antibody

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Homopratensis1 1 point ago +2 / -1

There is evidence that flu shot anti bodies result in positive result sometimes.