btipton wrote:Years90Suns wrote:So they tested positive for one of the 57 viruses a PCR is sensible to.
They could either be suffering symptons for any other illness, a mild illness, a light cold or a stomach virus...
It could have affected their performance, of course.
Actually, that is not how the PCR test works at all. It specifically detects COVID19, not other diseases. It detects one virus: COVID19.
Sounds like this is what homeboy is referring to:
"On Nov. 23, David Rodriguez, a former boxer who promotes far-right politics and embraced the QAnon conspiracy theory, posted the list on his Telegram channel with this message: “Did you know there are a total of 57 potential cross reactants that could give you a false positive when administering the PCR tests? It’s also note worthy, that Sars-Covi-2 has STILL not been isolated.” The list that follows catalogs a variety of pathogens — some misspelled — including common viruses, such as different types of influenza, along with various species of bacteria and fungi.
The next day, an Australian QAnon account posted the claim to Gab, another social media platform with a right-wing following. And other partisan accounts continued to share it.
Recently, the claim has bubbled up on Facebook, where it was posted by two chiropractors who have used their platforms to spread misinformation about the pandemic."
