blog: test covid tests
Posted: 2021 Apr 11, 07:13
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Yep its astounding that they haven't developed a method of testing that is less intrusive, why not a little pin prick of the finger.
While for the most part I agree with your post, I argue that you cannot generalize that the symptoms are the same between the 2. For one thing, COVID causes massive shortness of breath, loss of sense of smell (and usually acute), and the complications that arise from infection are far more sever than with a cold. So, in this day and age, yes, if you think you are sick, get tested. Then get tested again. Finally get tested a 3rd time, for that warm fuzzy feeling.dunno wrote: ↑2021 Apr 13, 03:48 Problem is that the symptoms for the common flu are very similar to CV-XIX's so the dilemma is if one is feeling flu-ish does one get tested ?. Then considering that the tests are unreliable and considering that the fatality rate for under 50's is as much if not less than with the traditional flu, what would you do. If I was < 50, healthy, good immune system, a nutritional diet, I would sit it out. keep some Ivermectin handy, feel flu-ish take some and eradicate scabies once and for all
Being >50 in good health, I'm not going to get myself vaccinated especially not with the DNA/mRNA experimental vaccines, these things aren't tailored to a individuals DNA hence there's no idea what the immediate or the long term effects will be of tinkering with DNA/mRNA. AstraZeneca, (which has now been re-branded), has issues, that western governments are RELUCTANTLY releasing negative information is a good sign that all is not well there.
The Chinese; Indian Covax, and Russian vaccines are traditional vaccines which is a good thing, yet there's major push back from the west for any of those vaccines, I wonder why.. Western governments have muddied the water so much with their dis-information that every one is wondering what the truth is, Main stream media aren't helping either, they're complicit.
If this pandemic were so vicious and deadly the dead would be pilling up in the streets, the stench of death would be everywhere, yet it isn't. The stats for the death rate for under 50's says it all.
There was a shark attack recently and the cause of death was determined to be CV-XIX, no not really but it seems that all fatalities are now being linked to CV-XIX, and they wonder why the public is pushing back...
Not sure why everyone is upset with the swab testing. It was mildly uncomfortable, had results in <30 minutes, which agreed with the antibody test results from the 5 times I've donated blood since the "pandemic" started.nikos wrote: ↑2021 Apr 13, 05:19
my sentiments exactly!
in Cyprus with more donkeys than people, I just don't know of anybody that had (never mind died of) covid. All there is are "positive tests" most of them probably false. They get all worked up because intensive care units are 90% full (and that means 100 beds for all the island!), which could be people sick by induced anxiety for all i'm concerned
I will allow that in more dense areas like London or new York, things may be different, and this could be a mean flu, killing 2-3 times more than regular flu infections. Still not a big deal, or rather not a deal to put all the whole planet on hold.
if you examine country statistics, there are many different "prevention policies" applied (lockdowns, masks, rapid tests) but not much difference in actual death rates. So this implies that whatever countries do, have no real effect, which in turn translates to "leave us alone with your stoopid mass testing" (even rapid tests require a painful poke up the nose, and i'm not having my little kids treated that way for no reason)
not everybody needs to be vaccinated to reach "herd immunity", so let those that feel like it get the jab and leave the rest of us healthy people alone
They get worked up because, unlike the flu, if you get this your mortality rate drops like a 1-ton rock in the middle of the ocean.nikos wrote: ↑2021 Apr 13, 05:19
my sentiments exactly!
in Cyprus with more donkeys than people, I just don't know of anybody that had (never mind died of) covid. All there is are "positive tests" most of them probably false. They get all worked up because intensive care units are 90% full (and that means 100 beds for all the island!), which could be people sick by induced anxiety for all i'm concerned
I will allow that in more dense areas like London or new York, things may be different, and this could be a mean flu, killing 2-3 times more than regular flu infections. Still not a big deal, or rather not a deal to put all the whole planet on hold.
if you examine country statistics, there are many different "prevention policies" applied (lockdowns, masks, rapid tests) but not much difference in actual death rates. So this implies that whatever countries do, have no real effect, which in turn translates to "leave us alone with your stoopid mass testing" (even rapid tests require a painful poke up the nose, and i'm not having my little kids treated that way for no reason)
not everybody needs to be vaccinated to reach "herd immunity", so let those that feel like it get the jab and leave the rest of us healthy people alone
Now, although there is ongoing coverage on the disease almost everywhere, I'm just randomly picking this one after a search: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirusWhile losing the sense of smell may not seem serious at first, it is still important, since it is tied directly to brain function.
To enter cells, SARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 receptors on cell membranes. The olfactory bulb, which is the part of the brain receiving sensations of smell, harbors a high concentration of these receptors. The olfactory bulb also has strong connections to the hippocampus — the area responsible for memory.
According to Dr. de Erausquin, “The trail of the virus, when it invades the brain, leads almost straight to the hippocampus.”
“That is believed to be one of the sources of the cognitive impairment observed in COVID-19 patients. We suspect it may also be part of the reason why there will be an accelerated cognitive decline over time in susceptible individuals,” he adds.
Among severe neurological issues during SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients may develop fluid on the brain, inflammation in the brain, and seizures.
It does depend upon who is administering the test. Some people are ... 'gentler' ... than others. And some people's noses are ... more sensitive ... than others.pj wrote: ↑2021 Apr 13, 15:33Not sure why everyone is upset with the swab testing. It was mildly uncomfortable, had results in <30 minutes, which agreed with the antibody test results from the 5 times I've donated blood since the "pandemic" started.nikos wrote: ↑2021 Apr 13, 05:19
my sentiments exactly!
in Cyprus with more donkeys than people, I just don't know of anybody that had (never mind died of) covid. All there is are "positive tests" most of them probably false. They get all worked up because intensive care units are 90% full (and that means 100 beds for all the island!), which could be people sick by induced anxiety for all i'm concerned
I will allow that in more dense areas like London or new York, things may be different, and this could be a mean flu, killing 2-3 times more than regular flu infections. Still not a big deal, or rather not a deal to put all the whole planet on hold.
if you examine country statistics, there are many different "prevention policies" applied (lockdowns, masks, rapid tests) but not much difference in actual death rates. So this implies that whatever countries do, have no real effect, which in turn translates to "leave us alone with your stoopid mass testing" (even rapid tests require a painful poke up the nose, and i'm not having my little kids treated that way for no reason)
not everybody needs to be vaccinated to reach "herd immunity", so let those that feel like it get the jab and leave the rest of us healthy people alone
Anyway, SO and I have both been shot twice with Pfizer, no strange symptoms yet (except for this strange feeling that everything Bill Gates says must be followed), but being past child-bearing years I'm not so much worried about my DNA, as I am about my (bad) knees.
As far as the reports of millions of deaths, yes, well millions of people die every year. That's a fact. The reasons they died are up for debate, and the numbers attributed having died DUE TO COVID is definitely suspect (gunshot victims being added to the numbers ???), but the feeling governments were all ready to impose draconian restrictions at the drop of a hat leaves one wondering how much pre-planning went on. But that's just crazy, right?
this is the "average joe" argument: if this was nothing to fear, would all the world governments impose such measures and inconvenience and financial ruin, just so some pharma companies would make a few billion?. It makes sense and I don't have an answer.