Will there be a concerted effort to reduce the number of alleged ‘cases’ as they role out the vaccines either by reducing the number of cycles when performing PCR tests and also declaring more false results with the test results???? The result: A reduction in ‘cases’.
‘WHO guidance Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 states that careful interpretation of weak positive results is needed (1). The cycle threshold (Ct) needed to detect virus is inversely proportional to the patientβs viral load. Where test results do not correspond with the clinical presentation, a new specimen should be taken and retested using the same or different NAT technology.
WHO reminds IVD users that disease prevalence alters the predictive value of test results; as disease prevalence decreases, the risk of false positive increases (2). This means that the probability that a person who has a positive result (SARS-CoV-2 detected) is truly infected with SARS-CoV-2 decreases as prevalence decreases, irrespective of the claimed specificity.’
https://www.who.int/news/item/20-01-2021-who-information-notice-for-ivd-users-2020-05
