Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published April 14, 2018. The number of people requesting a direct-to-consumer DNA test during 2017 more than doubled. According to Ancestry.com, they claim the largest DNA database with more than 7 million people’s DNA stored.1 In combination with other companies collecting DNA data, the industry… Read More »
From the earliest days of the COVID pandemic, the PCR test has been a source of unrelenting controversy, with experts repeatedly pointing out that it’s not a valid diagnostic and produces inordinate amounts of false positives. Importantly, a PCR test cannot distinguish between “live” viruses and inactive (noninfectious) viral particles. This is why it cannot… Read More »
The government’s roadmap out of lockdown is going to plan, and the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines are proving a success, but that doesn’t meant we are out of the woods yet. Around one in three people who have Covid-19 have no symptoms and could be spreading it without knowing, so it is still vital… Read More »
Of those, 3,034 – or 18% – came back negative, suggesting the individual concerned and their household had been self-isolating for no reason. Under the current rules, a negative re-test would mean their quarantine period would be considered over immediately. BBC News – Health