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Well, hard to tell for sure, once it has been announced by the CDC that at the end of this year the PCR tests used are not a valid source anymore for Covid-19 d

• TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
  https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/08-02-2021-lab-alert-Clarifications_about_Retirement_CDC_2019_Novel_Coronavirus_1.html https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/08-02-2021-lab-alert... From the link: Is CDC retiring the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel because it has produced inaccurate results? No. There are no performance concerns with this test. The CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel is a highly accurate test. It has been used to successfully detect SARS-CoV-2 since February 2020. . . . Does the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2? No. The CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel does not confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2. It is a highly accurate test that detects the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic material within a patient specimen.
  • mrfinn 5y ago
    You see there's a logical contradiction between the two different posts right?
    • TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
      The first post, the lab alert from 7/21/21, withdraws the request for Emergency Use Authorization for the PCR test. The second clarification post explains why, in that the "CDC began distributing the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel to fill a gap. The wide availability of other SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests means that the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel is no longer filling an unmet need."
      • mrfinn 5y ago
        From the first post: "In preparation for this change, CDC recommends clinical laboratories and testing sites that have been using the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR assay select and begin their transition to another FDA-authorized COVID-19 test. CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses." TL;DR "Move on from the current PCR test. We encourage laboratories to consider adoption of a method that can facilitate detection and differentiation between SARS-Cov-2 and influenza viruses". It's so clear that at this point I won't add anything more to conversation.
        • TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
          As the CDC points out in the clarification, the PCR test only detects SARS-CoV-2, not influenza: "The CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel does not confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2." Suggesting that labs use testing methods that can differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses does not equate to PCR tests not being able to differentiate between the two.
        • pwinnski 5y ago
          I am discontinuing the ingestion of Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero. I will need to begin my transition to another calorie-free carbonated beverage. I have been encouraged to consider adoption of a calorie-free carbonated beverage that quenches my thirst. Am I saying that Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero does not quench my thirst? Because it does. No, the statements above only suggest that when evaluating replacements for Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero, I should choose a replacement that meets all of the same requirements. You are clearly not the only person confused by the language, which is why they published a clarification. I will leave it as an exercise for the reader to determine whether such confusion is natural or should have been anticipated.
    • maxerickson 5y ago
      Please explain where on your page it states that the Sars test detects flu at all.