Covid-19: Dr Sam FAQs 2

References:1. 07/21/2021: Lab Alert: Changes to CDC RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Testing: https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html2. KHN & POLITIFACT HEALTHCHECK: https://web.archive.org/web/20210730232814/https://khn.org/news/article/fact-check-cdc-pcr-covid-test-distinguishes-from-flu-eua-request-withdrawal/3. CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel: https://www.fda.gov/media/134922/download4. Multiplex PCR: https://microbeonline.com/multiplex-pcr-principle-applications-and-limitations/5. “Breaking News” Woman in her 90s dies: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/woman-in-her-90s-dies-in-sydney-after-contracting-covid19-in-family-setting/news-story/88debd252c93edc2ad4549b4974cdc296. Life expectancy Australia: https://www.finder.com.au/life-expectancy-in-australia***7. Template to use for asking Health Authorities FOI Requests. NZ Ministry of Health can’t provide evidence of the diagnostic specificity of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR “testing”: https://fyi.org.nz/request/15780-clinical-sensitivity-and-specificity-for-the-detection-of-sars-cov-2#comment-40538. Virus isolates, variants, strains - what are they? - Prof Vincent Racaniello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2G2bWUAef09. A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2008-310. Public Health England risk assessment: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/994761/18_June_2021_Risk_assessment_for_SARS-CoV-2_variant_DELTA.pdf11. The Delta Variant - Fact, Fiction and outright Lies (Dr. Andrew Kaufman Explains): https://odysee.com/@sayerji:7/Genome-Variant-Pres-7-14-21:912. How COVID-19 testing works - NZ Ministry of Health: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-health-advice-public/assessment-and-testing-covid-19/how-covid-19-testing-works13. Antibody Testing for COVID-19 - David Crowe: https://theinfectiousmyth.com/coronavirus/AntibodyTestingForCOVID.pdf14. Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19 disease: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013665/full?highlightAbstract=covid%7Cdiagnos%7C19%7Cdiagnosis%7Cdiagnosi%7Cdiagnoses15. A Reappraisal of Humoral Immunity Based on Mechanisms of Antibody‐Mediated Protection Against Intracellular Pathogens: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065277606910013?via%3Dihub
 
 

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