Just asking...how are these antibody checks valid?
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Thank you, that sounds knowledgeable.
The PCR tests were not intended to be diagnostic as we have understood from the inventor.
If one hasn't had the vax, but wants to confirm/refute that they have had covid, would looking for this marker be effective?
Maybe. There are a lot of variables at play. The antibody tests themselves are far from perfect- some may be cheap Chinese tests with low sensitivity/specificity. Other tests may be better but still imperfect. One of the big issues is the difficulty in detecting small amounts of antibodies. Most of the tests currently look for IgG in the blood. Just because the test isn’t sensitive enough to detect it doesn’t mean it isn’t there, or that there aren’t some memory B cells in the lymphatic tissues which still “remember” the disease. As far as I know, few or none of the tests look for IgA in the nasal mucosal tissues. I could be wrong, but I haven’t seen any. So you may have some success but it’s certainly not a guarantee, depending on the test, how persistent your antibody signal is, and how long ago you had it.
Looking for pcs of the 30 base pairs of the genome is not effective, The FDA website clearly states the PCR test was based off of a Flu sample not covid 19. Thus no flu deaths in over a year, all covid. it is a shell game, if they release the full 300 base pair genome the gig is up and every scientist worth their salt can tell you it was not only man made but patented years ago.