The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned experts not to rely solely on the results of a PCR test to detect the CCP virus.
In an updated guide published on January 20, the WHO said that laboratory experts and health professionals should also consider the patient’s history and epidemiological risk factors, together with the PCR test for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. ) to diagnose.
The new guidance could result in significantly fewer daily cases.
‘Most PCR tests are indicated as a tool for diagnosis, so healthcare providers should consider any results in combination with sampling timing, sample type, axis specifications, clinical observations, patient history, confirmed contact status, and epidemiological information. , ”Says the guidance.
It is unclear why the health agency waited more than a year to announce the new directive. The WHO did not respond to a query from The Epoch Times.
Scientists and doctors have for many months expressed concern about over-confidence in and misuse of the PCR test as a diagnostic tool, as it cannot distinguish between a live infectious virus and an inactivated virus fragment that is not contagious. .
In addition, the high cycle threshold values of most PCR tests – at 40 cycles or higher – increase the risk of false positives. A higher threshold indicates less viral load and that the person is less likely to be contagious, whereas a person with a lower cycle threshold has a higher viral load, or is more contagious.
The WHO did not specify what the threshold for a positive diagnosis should be, but only said: ‘determine whether [a] manual adjustment of the PCR positivity threshold is recommended by the manufacturer. ”
However, it has become clear that when the incidence of the CCP virus is low, ‘the risk of false positives increases’, which means that’ the likelihood of a person with a positive result (SARS-CoV-2) actually infected with SARS- CoV-2 decreases as the appearance decreases, regardless of the alleged specificity [of the PCR test]. ”
SARS-CoV-2 is the scientific name for the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) says its PCR tests have a 40-cycle cycle threshold. The federal agency finally included information on the cycle threshold value on November 12, 2020 in its frequently asked questions about COVID-19 for laboratories.
But many medical experts consider a threshold of 40 cycles to give only false positive results, as samples that go through many amplification cycles will pick up negligible RNA sequences, regardless of whether the virus is inactive or the virus load is extremely low to solve any problem. cause.
Before the CCP virus pandemic should be a case, they should test positive and show clinical signs and symptoms. But to be considered a CCP virus case, only a positive PCR test is needed. No matter how many times an individual is tested, each positive test is counted as a separate case.
The WHO now recommends that a positive PCR test that “does not match the clinical presentation” should be confirmed by “taking a new sample” and retesting it.
This advice can also help reduce cases of CCP virus in hospitals, as it more clearly determines who is considered a hospital case.
The British National Health Service (NHS)’s director of international relations, dr. Layla McCay, confirms talkRADIO that a percentage of hospitalized patients are officially counted as positive cases, actually treated for various diseases unrelated to COVID-19. They only tested positive for the disease in the hospital without showing symptoms.
Dr Layla McCay, NHS Confederate director, confirms to Julia that the figures in the hospital for “Covid patients” include patients who were not being treated for Covid, but merely tested positive while being treated for something else.@ JuliaHB1 | @LaylaMcCay pic.twitter.com/xSud6LW13M
– talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) 5 January 2021
“It is correct that people who have tested positive for COVID in the hospital will have the full range of symptoms,” McCay said. “Some will see it as another problem for which they are in the hospital.”
The day after the WTO announced its new leadership, dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, said the United States would rejoin the organization.
“As such, it is my honor to announce that the United States will remain a member of the World Health Organization,” Fauci said. “Yesterday, President Biden signed letters withdrawing the previous government’s announcement to withdraw from the organization. These letters were sent to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to you. Dr. Tedros, my dear friend.”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of the WHO.
“The United States also intends to meet its financial obligations to the organizations,” Fauci added.
In July last year, the Trump administration withdrew the WHO over its alleged role in helping the Chinese communist regime disguise the severity of the CCP virus.
There were mixed reactions from Congress to Biden’s decision to rejoin the WHO.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) Submitted a bill (pdf) on January 21 to ‘ban the availability of US contributions to the World Health Organization until Congress receives a full report on China and the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. ”
She said in a statement: ‘The WHO is China-centered and moves to Beijing at every turn. There is no reason why U.S. taxpayers should contribute more than $ 400 million annually to an organization that covered for China and could not limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. ”
Before former President Donald Trump withdrew from the WHO, the United States, according to State Department statistics, contributed the most money to the health agency.