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Breaking: No one tested at RI’s airport has COVID! 1% of those tested did however have “FalsePositive19”, the pandemic sweeping the world! Officials warned travelers that they “should be ashamed” that they contracted FP19. 1/6 https://www.wpri.com/target-12/11-travelers-test-positive-at-ri-airport-as-hospitals-brace-for-thanksgiving-fallout/
Meanwhile officials admonish public to “stay home but also to get tested”. The DOH director noted that “if folks don’t get tested, we won’t know how many have FP19. Furthermore, hospitals are filling up with FP19 patients.” (Fact check: 22% of avail beds). 2/6
The Binax Now Rapid Antigen test used at the airport has a 1-2% specificity= false positive rate. Hence any perfectly healthy pop tested with Binax will show 1-2% FP19! Just like the airport. 3/6
The PCR tests used most everywhere however can flag distilled water positive for FP19 if the machine is turned up to 11 (high Ct), which they almost always are. Might at least partially explain why the state is at 9% rate using PCR vs the 1% found at the airport 4/6
Similar results found in Liverpool when they switched from PCR to LF (Binax is a type of LF test) testing. 5/6 https://twitter.com/boriquagato/status/1332659541276815360
When asked how they plan to separate FP19 from C19 cases, an official stated, “We know FP19 is serious and it’s spreading. We think C19 is too. So as long as we get some kind of pos cases, we can keep this charade going. Hence we urge citizens to stay safe and get tested!” /e
