Head of CDC Finally Admits PCR Tests Aren’t Reliable
(Chaz Anon) The creator of the PCR test Kary Mullis said that the PCR test is not an accurate way to test for a virus years ago, long before the first outbreak of Covid-19. The test, if turned up past a 30 cycle threshold value, will give false positives for any virus.
And now, according to CDC’s Rochelle Walensky, PCR tests often produce a large amount of false positives.
Noting that these unreliable tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks after infection, Walensky warned “we would have people in isolation for a very long time if we were relying on PCRs.”
They knew this when they began using the PCR test, but very likely wanted as many false positives as possible.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses new questions about COVID rapid tests amid rising cases. @CDCDirector#COVID19#Omicronhttps://t.co/kaBqUH9xCY pic.twitter.com/j2fTMx2f3s
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 29, 2021
Summit.news reports: It’s a startling admission given that, as pointed out by commentator Yossi Gestetner, case numbers and people having to isolate, cancel events and close businesses was all based on potentially false positives from oversensitive PCRs.
This was actually announced by the CDC months ago but no one in the media picked up the story.
LATEST: The newly updated CDC guidelines don't require testing at the end of isolation because PCR tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky tells @GMA. https://t.co/p6HUxeD4Go pic.twitter.com/TmVaF0eRcG
— ABC News (@ABC) December 29, 2021
In a separate interview, Walensky also admitted Wednesday that the agency’s latest guidance on COVID was based on what the government perceived people would accept.
“It really had a lot to do with what we thought people would be able to tolerate,” Walensky starkly admitted.
CNN's @kaitlancollins: "It sounds like this decision had just as much to do with business as it did the science."@CDCDirector Dr. Rochelle Walensky: "It really had a lot to do with what we thought people would be able to tolerate." pic.twitter.com/Ek3X3S7Q9S
— The Recount (@therecount) December 29, 2021