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Research Integrity's avatar

It is best not to reveal any information about your health or previous tests when you want to start new tests in new laboratories. This way, the laboratory staff is blinded. It is best to say that you want to be tested for HIV, SARS-COV-2, Hepatitis C. You can say that viruses cause pandemics, and that you want to check your health as a preventive measure.

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HIV Control Studies Project's avatar

Good point...

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Research Integrity's avatar

These PCR tests are quite non-specific, and there is a lot of manipulation of the experiment by scientists.

PCR results depend on the laboratory. That is the opinion of one expert in the field. Another expert believes that the commercial tests are all bad, but that he can turn a negative test into a positive one in his laboratory. A third expert believes that all samples are contaminated with all possible viruses.

But maybe it would be easier to "play" with the tests in only one laboratory. But it doesn't have to mean.

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Tyrone Valentine's avatar

Very informative..lots to absorb. Am in fiji and the new "buzz" word on the news is the 'alarming rise in HIV cases'. saddens me to hear the amount of very gullible people that are conned into believing the PCR test results.

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HIV Control Studies Project's avatar

When it comes to viruses, does the MSM ever refer to a "rise" that isn't preceded by the word "alarming"? :-)

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