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What Happened: On December 14th the World Health Organization (WHO) released a notice on their website titled “WHO Information Notice for IVD Users” regarding “nucleic acid testing (NAT) technologies that use real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detection of SARS-CoV-2.” In it they state that people who test positive for COVID-19 may not actually have COVID-19, known as false positives. They state the following, WHO has received user feedback on an elevated risk for false SARS-CoV-2 results when testing specimens using RT-PCR reagents on open systems.As with any diagnos...

-->Watch a free sneak peek of our new course: Our latest course focuses on how to improve your critical thinking and become more aware of bias. Click here to check it out! WHO has received user feedback on an elevated risk for false SARS-CoV-2 results when testing specimens using RT-PCR reagents on open systems.As with any diagnostic procedure, the positive and negative predictive values for the product in a given testing population are important to note. As the positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 decreases, the positive predictive value also decreases. This means that the probability that a pe...

We Beg to Differ #55 From: DO WE DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY? After a few months, the vaccinations are being propelled forward. There are those- scientists, doctors, investigative journalists- who have spoken out- in articles and in videos. Many of these voices have been removed or censored in social media- all in defense of national and international policies that, like Wall Street, love the vaccination scenario. Obviously, these censur...