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| DATE | 2021-01-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] researched facts wrapped in a ball of paranoia
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Part Two
Professor Chossudovsky Is Wrong - Here Is How PCR Tests Work
Moon of Alabama
6-7 minutes
We know this because the folks who developed the test the WHO recommends
to use have written about their development process:
We downloaded all complete and partial (if">"400 nt) SARS-related
virus sequences available in GenBank by 1 January 2020. The list
(n"="729 entries) was manually checked and artificial sequences
(laboratory-derived, synthetic, etc), as well as sequence duplicates
were removed, resulting in a final list of 375 sequences. These
sequences were aligned and the alignment was used for assay design
(Supplementary Figure S1). Upon release of the first 2019-nCoV sequence
at virological.org, three assays were selected based on how well they
matched to the 2019-nCoV genome (go to Figure 1). The alignment was
complemented by additional sequences released independently on GISAID
(https://www.gisaid.org), confirming the good matching of selected
primers to all sequences.
The selected oligonucleotide assays, each specific for a certain snippet
of the SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA, were then tested for their sensitivity and
chemical stability.
They were also tested for cross-reactivity with other viruses:
Cell culture supernatants containing all endemic human coronaviruses
(HCoV)"229E, "NL63, "OC43 and "HKU1 as well as MERS-CoV were tested in
duplicate in all three assays (go to Table 2). [..] Additional undiluted
(but not quantified) cell culture supernatants were tested as summarised
in Table 2. These were additionally mixed into negative human sputum
samples. None of the tested viruses or virus preparations showed
reactivity with any assay.
In total 297 clinical samples with 23 different human virus types in
them were tested. The newly developed assays developed to find only
SARS-CoV-2 reacted with none of those.
The PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 has a high specificity. It can not detect
other types of viruses.
There are additional safety procedures to avoid false tests.
Each test run of typically 90 to 120 samples will include one quality
control sample with a known quantity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA. It
will also include one quality control sample that is guaranteed to
contain no virus RNA. At the end of each run the results of both quality
assurance samples will be compared with the expected value. If there is
any mismatch the whole run it will be repeated with fresh sample extracts.
When the laboratory machine runs the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test it also will
also note the number of cycles it needed for each sample to first detect
a reaction. That will typically be in the 20-30 cycles range. If a
detection is only made towards the end of the 40 cycle program the
machine will note this and alert its operator. Tests which only show
positivity above 35 cycles will usually get repeated as such a low
reactivity may point to a potential sample contamination.
Where a coronavirus test can go wrong is at the point of sample taking.
The swab that is used may not have picked up enough gunk to catch a
significant number of viruses. The PCR test will then show the person as
negative even when it has caught SARS-CoV-2. There can also be
bureaucratic errors where the sample is attributed to the wrong person.
The test protocols are designed to prevent this and such cases are rare.
When a person gets infected with SARS-CoV-2 and starts to reproduce the
virus its numbers explode to billions of copies per milliliter. When the
immune system starts to defeat the virus the number will go down. Debris
of dead virus may still be in the body four to five weeks after the
infection onset even when the person is no longer infectious. The
graphic below shows which test reacts at which stage of an infection.
A person that is tested PCR-positive for SARS-CoV-2 will have been
infected with the virus. There is no other way to pick up the RNA
snippets the PCR test is looking for. But that person may not have
developed COVID-19 symptoms and may no longer be infectious. We do not
know this for sure. Tests to find out if a person still spreads viable
viruses take a several days and require a lot of manual labor in high
security laboratories. These can not be done for everyone.
To recap:
The PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 is highly specific for that virus and
does not detect any other ones.
A positive PCR tests demonstrates that the person has or has had the
virus.
We have no practical way to tell if that person, even when it shows
no symptoms, is still infectious and spreading the disease.
The only way to prevent new infections coming from a PCR-positive person
is to isolate that person. After 10 days the immune system of most
people will have defeated the virus. (That a significant number of
people are still ill at that point is the consequence of an exaggerated
immune reaction to the virus, not of the virus itself.)
It is sad that an otherwise useful site like Global Research is
spreading such false information about the Coronavirus pandemic.
Chossudovsky should stick to writing about social issues. He obviously
lacks the basic hard science knowledge that is necessary to understand
how PCR tests work.
Spreading such unqualified statements during a pandemic like
Chossudovsky's piece does is highly irresponsible.
That is the reason why I delete comments at this site [Moon of Alabama]
which spread similar nonsense.
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On 1/3/21 5:58 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> Anyone see this?
>
> https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-2020-worldwide-corona-crisis-destroying-civil-society-engineered-economic-depression-global-coup-detat-and-the-great-reset/5730652
>
>
>
> It is well researched and seemingly touches all the check marks. But
> there are some significant cracks, not the least is the overall
> reasoning. It deserves critique but much of its points are valid
>
>
>
> globalresearch.ca
> The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered
> Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" - Global
> Research
> By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
> 151-192 minutes
>
> Preface
>
> The fear campaign has served as an instrument of disinformation.
>
> In the course of the last eleven months starting in early January, I
> have analyzed almost on a daily basis the timeline and evolution of the
> Covid crisis. From the very outset in January 2020, people were led to
> believe and accept the existence of a rapidly progressing and dangerous
> epidemic.
>
> Media lies sustained the image of a killer virus which initially
> contributed to destabilizing US-China trade and disrupting air travel.
> And then in February “V- the Virus†(which incidentally is similar to
> seasonal influenza) was held responsible for triggering the most serious
> financial crisis in World history.
>
> And then on March 11, a lockdown was imposed on 193 member states on the
> United Nations, leading to the “closure†of national economies Worldwide.
>
> Starting in October, a “second wave†was announced. “The pandemic is
> not overâ€.
>
> The fear campaign prevails. And people are now led to believe that the
> corona vaccine sponsored by their governments is the “solutionâ€. And
> that “normality†will be restored once the entire population of the
> planet has been vaccinated.
>
> The SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
>
> How is it that a vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which under normal
> conditions would take years to develop, was promptly launched in early
> November 2020? The mRNA vaccine announced by Pfizer is based on an
> experimental gene editing mRNA technology which has a bearing on the
> human genome.
>
> Were the standard animal lab tests using mice or ferrets conducted?
>
> Or did Pfizer “go straight to human “guinea pigs.� Human tests began in
> late July and early August. “Three months is unheard of for testing a
> new vaccine. Several years is the norm.â€
>
> Our thanks to Large and JIPÉM
>
> This caricature by Large + JIPÉM explains our predicament:
>
> Mouse No 1: “Are You Going to get Vaccinatedâ€,
>
> Mouse No. 2: Are You Crazy, They Haven’t finished the Tests on Humansâ€
>
> And why do we need a vaccine for Covid-19 when both the WHO and the US
> Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed
> unequivocally that Covid-19 is “similar to seasonal influenzaâ€.
>
> The plan to develop a vaccine is profit driven. It is supported by
> corrupt governments serving the interests of Big Pharma. The US
> government had already ordered 100 million doses back in July and the EU
> is to purchase 300 million doses. It’s Big Money for Big Pharma,
> generous payoffs to corrupt politicians, at the expense of tax payers.
>
> In the following chapters, we define the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the
> controversial RT-PCR test which is being used to “identify the virus†as
> well establish the “estimates†of the so-called “positive
> casesâ€.(Chapter II)
>
> In Chapter III, we examine in detail the timeline of events since
> October 2019 leading up to the historic March 11, 2020 lockdown.
>
> We assess the broad economic and social consequences of this crisis
> including the process of Worldwide impoverishment and redistribution of
> wealth in favour of the Super Rich billionaires.(Chapter IV and V)
>
> Big Pharma’s vaccination programme which is slated to be imposed on
> millions of people Worldwide is reviewed in Chapter VII.
>
> Chapter IX concludes with an analysis of the World Economic Forum’s
> proposed “Great Reset†which if adopted would consist in scrapping the
> Welfare State and imposing massive austerity measures on an impoverished
> population.
>
> This E-Book is preliminary. There is a sense of urgency. People
> Worldwide are being lied to by their governments.
>
> A word on the methodology: our objective is to refute the “Big Lieâ€
> through careful analysis consisting of:
>
> A historical overview of the Covid crisis,
> Scientific analysis and detailed review of “official†data,
> estimates and definitions,
> Analysis of the impacts of WHO “guidelines†and government policies
> on economic, social and public health variables.
>
> Our objective is to inform people Worldwide and refute the official
> narrative which has been used as a pretext and justification to
> destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries.
>
> This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: 7.8 billion people. We
> stand in solidarity with our fellow human beings Worldwide. Truth is a
> powerful instrument.
>
> I remain indebted to our readers and to the Global Research team.
>
> Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, December 11, 2020
>
> (revised on December 15, December 21, January 2, 2021)
>
> Spread the word. Please forward this text to friends and colleagues
>
> Copyright: Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG). December 2020.
>
> The preface and Introductory chapter can be crossposted with a link to
> the complete E-book. If you wish to use or reproduce the text of the
> E-Book or sections thereof, kindly contact Michel Chossudovsky at
> crgeditor-at-yahoo.com
>
> About the Author
>
> Michel Chossudovsky is an award-winning author, Professor of Economics
> (emeritus) at the University of Ottawa, Founder and Director of the
> Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Montreal, Editor of Global
> Research.
>
> He has undertaken field research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle
> East, sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific and has written extensively on
> the economies of developing countries with a focus on poverty and social
> inequality. He has also undertaken research in Health Economics (UN
> Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), UNFPA,
> CIDA, WHO, Government of Venezuela, John Hopkins International Journal
> of Health Services (1979, 1983)
>
> He is the author of eleven books including The Globalization of Poverty
> and The New World Order (2003), America’s “War on Terrorism†(2005),
> The Globalization of War, America’s Long War against Humanity (2015).
>
> He is a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. His writings have
> been published in more than twenty languages. In 2014, he was awarded
> the Gold Medal for Merit of the Republic of Serbia for his writings on
> NATO’s war of aggression against Yugoslavia. He can be reached at
> crgeditor-at-yahoo.com
>
> See Michel Chossudovsky, Biographical Note
>
> Michel Chossudovsky’s Articles on Global Research
>
> Chapter I.
>
> Introduction. Destroying Civil Society. The Fear Campaign
>
> Chapter II
>
> What Is Covid-19, SARS-2 : How Is It Tested? How Is It Measured?
>
> Chapter III
>
> The Corona Timeline
>
> Chapter IV
>
> Engineered Economic Depression
>
> Chapter V
>
> The Enrichment of the Super Rich. The Appropriation and Redistribution
> of Wealth
>
> Chapter VI
>
> “There Is No Cureâ€. Suppression of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), A Cheap
> and Effective Drug
>
> Chapter VII
>
> Big Pharma’s Covid Vaccine
>
> Chapter VIII
>
> Freedom of Expression. Categorizing The Protest Movement as “Anti-Socialâ€
>
> Chapter IX
>
> “Global Coup d’État†and the “Great Resetâ€. Global Debt and Neoliberal
> “Shock Treatmentâ€
>
> .
>
> .
>
> “It is time for everyone to come out of this negative trance, this
> collective hysteria, because famine, poverty, mass unemployment will
> kill and destroy the lives of many more people than SARS-CoV-2! †(Dr.
> Pascal Sacré)
>
> “I’m seeing patients that have facial rashes, fungal infections,
> bacterial infections. … In February and March we were told not to wear
> masks. What changed? The science didn’t change. The politics did. This
> is about compliance. It’s not about science… (Dr. James Meehan)
>
> “Once the Lie Becomes the Truth, there is No Moving Backwards. Insanity
> prevails. The world is turned upside down.†(Michel Chossudovsky)
>
> ***
>
> We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in World
> history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the sequence of
> events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been
> misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and
> devastating consequences of the Covid-19 “pandemicâ€.
>
> The unspoken truth is that the novel coronavirus provides a pretext and
> a justification to powerful financial interests and corrupt politicians
> to precipitate the entire World into a spiral of mass unemployment,
> bankruptcy, extreme poverty and despair.
>
> This is the true picture of what is happening. It is the result of a
> complex decision-making process.
>
> “Planet Lockdown†is an encroachment on civil liberties and the “Right
> to Lifeâ€.
>
> Entire national economies are in jeopardy. In some countries martial
> law has been declared.
>
> Small and medium sized capital are slated to be eliminated. Big capital
> prevails.
>
> A massive concentration of corporate wealth is ongoing.
>
> Its a diabolical “New World Order†in the making.
>
> Red Zones, the facemask, social distancing, the closing down of schools,
> colleges and universities, no more family gatherings, no birthday
> celebrations, music, the arts: no more cultural events, sport events are
> suspended, no more weddings, “love and life†is banned outright.
>
> And in several countries, Christmas reunions are illegal.
>
> Closing down the Global Economy is presented to us as a means to
> combating the Virus. That’s what they want us to believe. If the public
> had been informed that Covid-19 is “similar to seasonal Influenzaâ€, the
> fear campaign would have fallen flat…
>
> Image Pakistan Daily Times: Trainee Santas in UK
>
> The Pandemic was officially launched by the WHO on March 11, 2020
> leading to the Lockdown and closure of the national economies of 190
> (out of 193) countries, member states of the United Nations. The
> instructions came from above, from Wall Street, the World Economic Forum
> (WEF), the billionaire foundations.
>
> The March 11, 2020 pandemic was preceded by a WHO Public Health
> Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30th, 2020 which
> was followed in February by the destabilization of financial markets. On
> January 30th there were 83 cases outside China out of a total population
> of 6.4 billion. In the days preceding the February Financial Crash there
> were 453 cases outside China. (See our analysis in Chapter II)
>
> This diabolical project based on scanty and flawed estimates is casually
> described by the corporate media as a “humanitarian†endeavour. The
> “international community†has a “Responsibility to Protect†(R2P).
>
> In the words of Diana Johnstone, it’s “The Global Pretextâ€. An unelected
> “public-private partnership†under the auspices of the World Economic
> Forum (WEF), has come to the rescue of Planet Earth’s 7.8 billion
> people. The closure of the global economy is presented as a means to
> “killing the virusâ€.
>
> Sounds absurd. Closing down the real economy of Planet Earth is not the
> “solution†but rather the “cause†of a diabolical process of Worldwide
> destabilization and impoverishment.
>
> The national economy combined with political, social and cultural
> institutions is the basis for the “reproduction of real lifeâ€: income,
> employment, production, trade, infrastructure, social services.
>
> Destabilizing the economy of Planet Earth cannot constitute a “solutionâ€
> to combating the virus. But that is the imposed “solution†which they
> want us to believe in. And that is what they are doing.
>
> It’s the destruction of people’s lives. It is the destabilization of
> civil society.
>
> The Lies are sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. 24/7,
> Incessant and Repetitive “Covid alerts†for the last eleven months. … It
> is a process of social engineering.
>
> What they want is to hike up the numbers so as to justify the Lockdown.
>
> And now there is a so-called “Second Waveâ€. Millions of covid-Positive
> Tests are now being tabulated.
>
> Covid-19 is portrayed as the “killer Virusâ€.
> Destroying Civil Society
>
> People are frightened and puzzled. “Why would they do this?â€
>
> Empty schools, Empty airports, bankrupt grocery stores.
>
> In France “Churches are threatened with Kalashnikovs over Covid-19
> outbreak†(April 2020)
>
> The entire urban services economy is in crisis. Shops, bars and
> restaurants are driven into bankruptcy. International travel and
> holidays are suspended. Streets are empty. In several countries, bars
> and restaurants are required to take names and contact information to
> support effective contact tracing if necessary.
>
> .
> Free Speech is Suppressed
>
> The lockdown narrative is supported by media disinformation, online
> censorship, social engineering and the fear campaign.
>
> Medical doctors who question the official narrative are threatened. They
> loose their jobs. Their careers are destroyed. Those who oppose the
> government lockdown are categorized as “anti-social psychopathsâ€:
>
> Peer reviewed psychological “studies†are currently being carried in
> several countries using sample surveys.
>
> Accept the “big Lie†and you are tagged as a “good person†with
> “empathy†who understands the feelings of others.
>
> …[E]xpress reservations regarding … social distancing and the wearing
> of the face mask, and you will be tagged (according to “scientific
> opinionâ€) as a “callous and deceitful psychopathâ€.
>
> In colleges and universities, the teaching staff is pressured to conform
> and endorse the official covid narrative. Questioning the legitimacy of
> the lockdown in online “classrooms†could lead to dismissal.
>
> Several medical doctors who oppose the COVID consensus or the vaccine
> have been arrested. In December, “Jean-Bernard Fourtillan, a retired
> university professor known for his opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine
> was arrested “by law enforcement officers under military command, and
> forcibly placed in solitary confinement at the psychiatric hospital of
> Uzès.†Fourtillan is known as “longtime critic of vaccines that use
> dangerous adjuvantsâ€.
>
> Screen Shot: NTD, December 16, 2020
>
> Google and Twitter Marketing the Big Lie
>
> The opinions of prominent scientists who question the lockdown, the
> face-mask or social distancing are “taken down†by Google:
>
> “YouTube doesn’t allow content that spreads medical misinformation that
> contradicts the World Health Organization (WHO) or local health
> authorities‘ medical information about COVID-19, including on methods to
> prevent, treat or diagnose COVID-19, and means of transmission of
> COVID-19.†(emphasis added) They call it “fact checkingâ€, without
> acknowledging that both the WHO and local health authorities contradict
> their own data and concepts.
>
> .
>
> Similarly, Twitter has confirmed that “it will remove all posts that
> suggest there are ‘adverse impacts or effects of receiving
> vaccinations’… Twitter will: “memory-hole any posts that “invoke a
> deliberate conspiracy†or “advance harmful, false, or misleading
> narratives’ about vaccines.â€
>
> March 11, 2020: Engineered Economic Depression. Global Coup d’Etat?
>
> Destabilizing in one fell swoop the national economies of more 190
> countries is an act of “economic warfareâ€. This diabolical agenda
> undermines the sovereignty of nation states. It impoverishes people
> Worldwide. It leads to a spiralling dollar denominated global debt.
>
> The powerful structures of global capitalism, Big Money coupled with its
> intelligence and military apparatus are the driving force. Using
> advanced digital and communications technologies, the Lockdown and
> Economic Closure of the global economy is unprecedented in World history.
>
> This simultaneous intervention in 190 countries derogates democracy. It
> undermines the sovereignty of nation states Worldwide, without the need
> for military intervention. It is an advanced system of economic
> warfare which overshadows other forms of warfare including conventional
> (Iraq-style) theater wars. (See Chapters IV, IX)
> “Global Governance†Scenarios. World Government in the Post-Covid Era?
>
> The March 11 2020 Lockdown project uses lies and deception to ultimately
> impose a Worldwide totalitarian regime, entitled “Global Governance†(by
> unelected officials). In the words of David Rockefeller:
>
> “…The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a
> world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite
> and world bankers is surely preferable to the national
> auto-determination practiced in past centuries.†(quoted by Aspen Times,
> August 15, 2011, emphasis added)
>
> The Global Governance scenario imposes an agenda of social engineering
> and economic compliance:
>
> “It constitutes an extension of the neoliberal policy framework imposed
> on both developing and developed countries. It consists in scrapping
> “national auto-determination†and constructing a Worldwide nexus of
> pro-US proxy regimes controlled by a “supranational sovereignty†(World
> Government) composed of leading financial institutions, billionaires and
> their philanthropic foundations.â€(See Michel Chossudovsky, Global
> Capitalism, “World Government†and the Corona Crisis, May 1, 2020).
>
> Simulating Pandemics
>
> The Rockefeller Foundation proposes the use of “scenario planning†as a
> means to carry out “global governanceâ€. (For further details, see Michel
> Chossudovsky, May 1, 2020). In the Rockefeller’s 2010 Report entitled
> “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development
> Area†scenarios of Global Governance and the actions to be taken in the
> case of a Worldwide pandemic are contemplated.
>
> More specifically, the report envisaged (p 18) the simulation of a Lock
> Step scenario including a global virulent influenza strain. The 2010
> Rockefeller report was published in the immediate wake of the 2009 H1N1
> swine flu pandemic.
>
> Another important simulation was carried out on October 18, 2019, less
> than 3 months before SARS-2 was “officially†identified in early January
> 2020.
>
> Event 201 was held under the auspices of the Johns Hopkins Center for
> Health Security, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and
> the World Economic Forum. (For details see Michel Chossudovsky, March 1,
> 2020)
>
> Intelligence and “The Art of Deceptionâ€
>
> The Covid crisis is a sophisticated instrument of the power elites. It
> has all the features of a carefully planned intelligence op. using
> “deception and counter-deceptionâ€. Leo Strauss: “viewed intelligence as
> a means for policymakers to attain and justify policy goals, not to
> describe the realities of the world.†And that is precisely what they
> are doing in relation to Covid-19.
>
> Video: The Event 201 Pandemic Exercise. October 18, 2019. Focusses on
> the extent of the pandemic. Also addresses within the simulation how to
> deal with online social media and so-called “misinformationâ€. (Listen
> carefully)
>
> Confirmed by prominent scientists as well as by official public health
> bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Center
> for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Covid-19 is a public health
> concern but it is NOT a dangerous virus.
>
> .
>
> “The Global Pretextâ€
>
> .
>
> The COVID-19 crisis is marked by a public health “emergency†under WHO
> auspices which is being used as a pretext and a justification to
> trigger a Worldwide process of economic, social and political
> restructuring. The tendency is towards the imposition of a totalitarian
> State.
>
> Social engineering is being applied. Governments are pressured into
> extending the lockdown, despite its devastating economic and social
> consequences.
>
> There is no scientific basis for implementing the closing down of the
> global economy as a means to resolving a public health crisis. Both the
> media and the governments are involved in spreading disinformation.
>
> The fear campaign has no scientific basis. Your governments are LYING.
> In fact they are lying to themselves.
>
> .
>
> .
> Chapter II
> What Is Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2
> How Is It Tested? How Is It Measured?
>
> Are we dealing with a dangerous virus. Is it a pandemic?
>
> The fear campaign is relentlessly spearheaded by political statements
> and media disinformation. A closer examination of official reports from
> national health authorities as well as peer reviewed articles provides a
> totally different picture.
>
> SARS-CoV-2 is not a Killer Virus.
>
> According to an early report by the WHO pertaining to China’s epidemic:
>
> The most commonly reported symptoms [of COVID-19] included fever,
> dry cough, and shortness of breath, and most patients (80%) experienced
> mild illness. Approximately 14% experienced severe disease and 5% were
> critically ill. Early reports suggest that illness severity is
> associated with age (>60 years old) and co-morbid disease. (largely
> basing on WHO’s assessment of COVID-19 in China)
>
> Screenshot The Hill, March 19, 2020
> What is Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2.
>
> Lies through omission: the media has failed to reassure the broader
> public. Below is the official WHO definition of Covid-19:
>
> Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in
> animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause
> respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe
> diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe
> Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered
> coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19.
>
> The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and
> tiredness. … These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some
> people become infected but only have very mild symptoms. Most people
> (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing hospital treatment.
> Around 1 out of every 5 people who gets COVID-19 becomes seriously ill
> and develops difficulty breathing.
>
> “COVID-19 is similar to SARS-1″: According to Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg,
> pneumonia is “regularly caused or accompanied by corona virusesâ€.
> Immunologists broadly confirm the CDC definition. COVID-19 has similar
> features to a seasonal influenza coupled with pneumonia.
>
> According to Anthony Fauci (Head of NIAID), H. Clifford Lane and Robert
> R. Redfield (Head of CDC) in the New England Journal of Medicine
>
> …the overall clinical consequences of Covid-19 may ultimately be more
> akin to those of a severe seasonal influenza (which has a case fatality
> rate of approximately 0.1%) or a pandemic influenza (similar to those in
> 1957 and 1968) rather than a disease similar to SARS or MERS, which have
> had case fatality rates of 9 to 10% and 36%, respectively.
>
> Dr. Anthony Fauci is lying to himself. In his public statements he says
> that Covid is “Ten Times Worse than Seasonal Fluâ€.
>
> He refutes his peer reviewed report quoted above. From the outset, Fauci
> has been instrumental in waging the fear and panic campaign across America:
>
> Screenshot The Hill, March 19, 2020
>
> Covid-19 versus Influenza (Flu) Virus A and Virus B (and subtypes) (Bear
> in mind seasonal influenza is not a coronavirus)
>
> Rarely mentioned by the media or by politicians: The CDC (which is an
> agency of the US government) confirms that Covid-19 is similar to Influenza
>
> “Influenza (Flu) and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses,
> but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is caused by
> infection with a new coronavirus (called SARS-CoV-2) and flu is caused
> by infection with influenza viruses. Because some of the symptoms of flu
> and COVID-19 are similar, it may be hard to tell the difference between
> them based on symptoms alone, and testing may be needed to help confirm
> a diagnosis. Flu and COVID-19 share many characteristics, but there are
> some key differences between the two.â€
>
> If the public had been informed and reassured that Covid is “similar to
> Influenzaâ€, the fear campaign would have fallen flat.
>
> The lockdown and closure of the national economy would have been
> rejected outright.
> Detecting the Virus. Estimating and Tabulating the Numbers. The Reverse
> Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RT-PCR)
>
> The standard test used to “detect / identify†SARS-2 around the World is
> The Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RT-PCR).
>
> The PCR-RT test has been used to estimate and tabulate the number of
> so-called “confirmed†positive Covid-19 cases. (This is not the only
> test used. Observations below pertain solely to the standard PCR test).
>
> According to Nobel Laureate Dr. Kary Mullis who invented the RT-PCR
> test. (Dr. Mullis wrote, on May 7, 2013):
>
> PCR detects a very small segment of the nucleic acid which is part of a
> virus itself. The specific fragment detected is determined by the
> somewhat arbitrary choice of DNA primers used which become the ends of
> the amplified fragment.â€
>
> The PCR-RT developed by Dr. Kary Mullis has been applied in an
> erroneous way with a view to “estimating†SARS-2 positive cases, in most
> cases without a medical diagnosis of the patient.
>
> (See our observations below on the Drosten RT-PCR Study. As emphasized
> by Dr. Mullis and confirmed by prominent medical doctors, the PCR test
> does not “identify the virusâ€).
>
> Below are the concepts developed by the CDC.
>
> The Test for Covid-19 “Confirmed Casesâ€
>
> Below are the official definitions and procedures which are contradictory:
>
> “The COVID-19 RT-PCR test is a real-time reverse transcription
> polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) test for the qualitative detection
> of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in upper and lower respiratory specimens
> … collected from individuals suspected of COVID 19 … [as well as] from
> individuals without symptoms or other reasons to suspect COVID-19
> infection. …
>
> This test is also for use with individual nasal swab specimens that are
> self-collected using the Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 test home collection
> kit … The COVID-19 RT-PCR test is also for the qualitative detection of
> nucleic acid from the SARS-CoV-2 in pooled samples, using a matrix
> pooling strategy (FDA, LabCorp Laboratory Test Number: 139900)
>
> This test is based on upper and lower respiratory specimens.
>
> The criteria and guidelines confirmed by the CDC pertaining to “The
> CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Diagnostic Panel†are as follows
> (Read carefully):
>
> Results are for the identification of 2019-nCoV RNA. The 2019-nCoV RNA
> is generally detectable in upper and lower respiratory specimens during
> infection. Positive results are indicative of active infection with
> 2019-nCoV but do not rule out bacterial infection or co-infection with
> other viruses. The agent detected may not be the definite cause of
> disease. Laboratories within the United States and its territories are
> required to report all positive results to the appropriate public health
> authorities.
>
> Negative results do not preclude 2019-nCoV infection and should not be
> used as the sole basis for treatment or other patient management
> decisions. Negative results must be combined with clinical observations,
> patient history, and epidemiological information.
>
> What this suggests is that a positive infection could be the result of
> co-infection with other viruses. According to the CDC it “does not rule
> out “bacterial infection or co-infection with other viruses. The agent
> detected may not be the definite cause of disease.†(CDC)
>
> The following diagram summarizes the process of identifying positive and
> negative cases: All that is required is the presence of “viral genetic
> material†for it to be categorized as “positiveâ€. The procedure does not
> identity or isolate Covid-19. What appears in the tests are fragments of
> the virus.
>
> A positive test does not mean that you have the virus and/or that you
> could transmit the virus.
>
> .
>
> A negative test does not mean that you do not have it.
>
> .
>
> The CDC concepts cited above suggest that the PCR as applied to estimate
> the spread of the virus– is dysfunctional. Moreover, amplification in
> excess of 25 cycles will inevitably result in misleading estimates.
>
> .
>
> What the governments want is to inflate the number of positive cases.
>
> Presumptive vs. Confirmed Cases
>
> .
>
> In the US, the CDC data include both “confirmed†and “presumptiveâ€
> positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested under the
> jurisdiction by CDC since January 21, 2020.
>
> The presumptive positive data does not confirm coronavirus infection:
> Presumptive testing involves “chemical analysis of a sample that
> establishes the possibility that a substance is present“ (emphasis
> added). The presumptive test must then be sent for confirmation to an
> accredited government health lab. (For further details see: Michel
> Chossudovsky, Spinning Fear and Panic Across America. Analysis of
> COVID-19 Data, March 20, 2020)
>
> Similarly in Canada, “A point-of-care test†is a “rapid test done at the
> time and place of care, such as a hospital or doctor’s officeâ€. It
> consists in collecting “samples from the nose or throat using swabsâ€,
> which are then tested on site, with almost immediate results (in 30 to
> 60 minutes). But it does not confirm the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
>
> Serological testing or Antibody Tests for COVID-19
>
> According to the CDC, Serological tests do not detect the virus itself,
> “they detect the antibodies produced in response to an infection.â€
> Serological tests are not used for “early diagnosis of COVID-19.â€
> “False Positives†and the Identification of the Virus. The PCR Test does
> not Identify SAR-CoV-2
>
> While SARS-CoV-2 –namely the the virus which is said to cause COVID-19
> (categorized as a disease), was isolated in a laboratory test in January
> 2020, the RT-PCR test does not identify/ detect the virus. What it
> detects are fragments of viri. According to renowned Swiss immunologist
> Dr B. Stadler
>
> So if we do a PCR corona test on an immune person, it is not a virus
> that is detected, but a small shattered part of the viral genome. The
> test comes back positive for as long as there are tiny shattered parts
> of the virus left. Even if the infectious viri are long dead, a corona
> test can come back positive, because the PCR method multiplies even a
> tiny fraction of the viral genetic material enough [to be detected].
>
> The Question is Positive for What?? The PCR test does not detect the
> identity of the virus, According to Dr. Pascal Sacré,
>
> these tests detect viral particles, genetic sequences, not the whole virus.
>
> In an attempt to quantify the viral load, these sequences are then
> amplified several times through numerous complex steps that are subject
> to errors, sterility errors and contamination.
>
> Positive RT-PCR is not synonymous with COVID-19 disease! PCR specialists
> make it clear that a test must always be compared with the clinical
> record of the patient being tested, with the patient’s state of health
> to confirm its value [reliability]
>
> The media frighten everyone with new positive PCR tests, without any
> nuance or context, wrongly assimilating this information with a second
> wave of COVID-19.
>
> While the RT-PCR test was never intended to identify the virus, it
> nonetheless constitutes from the very outset the cornerstone of the
> official estimates of Covid-19 “positivesâ€.
>
> WHY then was it adopted??
>
> The Controversial Drosten RT-PCR Study
>
> F. William Engdahl in a recent article documents how the RT-PCR Test was
> instated by the WHO at the outset, despite its obvious shortcomings in
> identifying the 2019-nCoV. The scandal takes its roots in Germany
> involving “a professor at the heart of Angela Merkel’s corona advisory
> groupâ€:
>
> On January 23, 2020, in the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, of the
> EU Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Christian Drosten,
> along with several colleagues from the Berlin Virology Institute at
> Charité Hospital, [together] with the head of a small Berlin biotech
> company, TIB Molbiol Syntheselabor GmbH, published a study entitled,
> “Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCRâ€
> (Eurosurveillance January 23, 2020).
>
> While Drosten et al’s Eurosurveillance article (undertaken in liaison
> with the WHO) confirmed that “several viral genome sequences had been
> releasedâ€, in the case of 2019-nCoV, however, “virus isolates or samples
> from infected patients were not available … “:
>
> “The genome sequences suggest presence of a virus closely related to the
> members of a viral species termed severe acute respiratory syndrome
> (SARS)-related CoV, a species defined by the agent of the 2002/03
> outbreak of SARS in humans [3,4].
>
> We report on the the establishment and validation of a diagnostic
> workflow for 2019-nCoV screening and specific confirmation [using the
> RT-PCR test], designed in absence of available virus isolates or
> original patient specimens. Design and validation were enabled by the
> close genetic relatedness to the 2003 SARS-CoV, and aided by the use of
> synthetic nucleic acid technology.†(Eurosurveillance, January 23,
> 2020, emphasis added).
>
> What this (erroneous) statement suggests is that the identity of
> 2019-nCoV was not required and that “validation†would be enabled by
> “the close genetic relatedness to the 2003-SARS-CoV.â€
>
> The recommendations of the Drosten study (supported by the Gates
> Foundation) pertaining to the use of the RT-PCR test applied to
> 2019-nCoV were then transmitted to the WHO. They were subsequently
> endorsed by the Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom. The
> identity of the virus was not required.
>
> The above also explains the subsequent renaming by the WHO of the
> 2019-nCoV to SARS-CoV-2.
>
> The Drosten et al article pertaining to the use of the RT-PCR test
> Worldwide (under WHO guidance) was challenged in a November 27, 2020
> study by a group of 23 international virologists, microbiologists et
> al. “Their careful analysis of the original [Drosten] piece is damning.
> …They accuse Drosten and cohorts of “fatal†scientific incompetence and
> flaws in promoting their test†(Engdahl, December, 2020):
>
> In light of all the consequences resulting from this very publication
> for societies worldwide, a group of independent researchers performed a
> point-by-point review of the aforesaid publication [Drosten] in which 1)
> all components of the presented test design were cross checked, 2) the
> RT-qPCR protocol-recommendations were assessed w.r.t. good laboratory
> practice, and 3) parameters examined against relevant scientific
> literature covering the field.
>
> The published RT-qPCR protocol for detection and diagnostics of
> 2019-nCoV and the manuscript suffer from numerous technical and
> scientific errors, including insufficient primer design, a problematic
> and insufficient RT-qPCR protocol, and the absence of an accurate test
> validation. Neither the presented test nor the manuscript itself fulfils
> the requirements for an acceptable scientific publication. Further,
> serious conflicts of interest of the authors are not mentioned. Finally,
> the very short timescale between submission and acceptance of the
> publication (24 hours) signifies that a systematic peer review process
> was either not performed here, or of problematic poor quality. We
> provide compelling evidence of several scientific inadequacies, errors
> and flaws. (November 27, 2020 Critique of Drosten article, emphasis added)
>
> The results of the PCR Test applied to SARS-2 are blatantly flawed. At
> the time of writing (Second Wave) the test is being used extensively to
> hike up the numbers with a view to justifying a partial lockdown with
> devastating social and economic impacts including the engineered
> bankruptcy of tourism, air travel and the urban services economy. (See
> Chapters IV and V)
>
> The RT-PCR Test. CDC “Estimates†of So-called Covid-19 “Positive Casesâ€.
> How is the Data Tabulated?
>
> Below is a screen shot of the CDC form entitled Human Infection with
> 2019 Novel Coronavirus Case Report Form to be filled in by authorized
> medical/ health personnel
>
> Note the categorization, bearing in mind that neither the “Probable
> Case†nor the (RT-PCR) “Lab-confirmed case†are “confirmedâ€. Moreover,
> there is no way to identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a PCR lab test (as
> stated above).
>
> In the US, the probable (PC) and the lab confirmed cases (CC) are lumped
> together. And the total number (PC + CC ) constitutes the basis for
> establishing the data for COVID-19 infection. It’s like adding apples
> and oranges.
>
> The total figure (PC+CC) categorized as “Total cases†is meaningless. It
> does not measure positive COVID-19 Infection.
>
> Most of the presumptive tests are undertaken by private clinics or
> commercial clinics.
>
> In the UK, according to a Daily Telegraph May 21 report: “samples taken
> from the same patient are being recorded as two separate tests in the
> Government’s official figuresâ€.
>
> This is only one example of data manipulation.
>
> In the US, clinics are paid ($$$) to hike up the number of Covid-19
> admissions. A probable case does not require a lab exam: “Meets vital
> records criteria with no confirmatory lab testing†(see form above)
>
> COVID-19 Recovery Rates
>
> The CDC Data tabulates both “confirmed†and “presumptive†positive
> cases since January 21, 2020. Yet what it fails to make public is that
> among the confirmed and presumptive cases, a large number of Americans
> have recovered. But nobody talks about recovery. It does not make the
> headlines.
>
> The Falsification of Death Certificates in the U.S.
>
> At the outset of the pandemic, the CDC had been instructed to change the
> methodology regarding Death Certificates with a view to artificially
> inflating the numbers of “Covid deathsâ€. According to H. Ealy, M.
> McEvoy et al
>
> “The 2003 guidelines for establishing death certificates had been
> cancelled. “Had the CDC used its industry standard, Medical Examiners’
> and Coroners’ Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting
> Revision 2003, as it has for all other causes of death for the last 17
> years, the COVID-19 fatality count would be approximately 90.2% lower
> than it currently is.†(Covid-19: Questionable Policies, Manipulated
> Rules of Data Collection and Reporting. Is It Safe for Students to
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