Daviewolf83 said:

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ncsualum05 said:

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Dmax95 said:

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https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/tested-positive-covid-19-be-sure-ask-question

Interesting read. I for one tested positive and never had symptoms. Wife got it. Viral load is important

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That was a really interesting video. I can't believe we are almost a year into this and I've never heard of that before. I don't know how I missed it b/c these boards provide great info... of course you won't see it on tv. But cycle thresholds... I'll be sure to ask those questions if I or my family members get tested.

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You probably did miss it in all of the discussions. I posted a very detailed article from the NY Times a few months ago on this topic and there have been some follow-up posts on the topic. It was also subject of a news story on WRAL.

Bottom line - many experts who understand PCR testing believe the CT being used by many of the labs is too high and as a result, these tests are potentially identifying people who are positive for Covid-19 that are no longer contagious. The have specifically called out tests with CT greater than 30.

Mandy Cohen was asked about this a couple of weeks ago on one of her briefings and she deferred the thresholds back to the private testing houses. She said they are the ones who have decided on the proper threshold to use. It was interesting when she did this, since one of the labs highlighted in the NY Times article is a North Carolina state lab and not one of the private labs.

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Daviewolf83 said:

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ncsualum05 said:

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Dmax95 said:

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https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/tested-positive-covid-19-be-sure-ask-question

Interesting read. I for one tested positive and never had symptoms. Wife got it. Viral load is important

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That was a really interesting video. I can't believe we are almost a year into this and I've never heard of that before. I don't know how I missed it b/c these boards provide great info... of course you won't see it on tv. But cycle thresholds... I'll be sure to ask those questions if I or my family members get tested.

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You probably did miss it in all of the discussions. I posted a very detailed article from the NY Times a few months ago on this topic and there have been some follow-up posts on the topic. It was also subject of a news story on WRAL.

Bottom line - many experts who understand PCR testing believe the CT being used by many of the labs is too high and as a result, these tests are potentially identifying people who are positive for Covid-19 that are no longer contagious. The have specifically called out tests with CT greater than 30.

Mandy Cohen was asked about this a couple of weeks ago on one of her briefings and she deferred the thresholds back to the private testing houses. She said they are the ones who have decided on the proper threshold to use. It was interesting when she did this, since one of the labs highlighted in the NY Times article is a North Carolina state lab and not one of the private labs.

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packgrad said:

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If this was posted a week or so ago when it came out, apologies.

Could chocolate or green tea fight Covid-19? NC State researchers think it's possible

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/12/01/covid-diet-fight-virus-chocolate-green-tea-grapes.html?ana=maz

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PackPA2015 said:

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Vitamin D3 is recommended.

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packgrad said:

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A drug company thinks we didn't buy enough of their product, according to the NYT and anonymous sources. Shocker.

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Daviewolf83 said:

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Dmax95 said:

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Vitamin D. That's been the key for me and others in Denver, CO. For months taking D every night and then trying to get some extra sun. Exposed to a ton of people who tested positive. Luckily I haven't gotten it. Don't the articles on Vitamin D, but wife had a lot of good text about it from her medical journals back in May

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There is a doctor in the UK (Dr. John Campbell) who does almost daily updates on Covid-1 on YouTube and the impacts of the virus in various countries around the world. He also provides insight into different areas of study with regards to treatments and prevention in his updates.

Since the very early days, he has been focused on Vitamin D and its importance in helping the body to deal with a virus such as Covid. He has highlighted the fact that he takes it daily and has encouraged others to take it as well, after consulting with their doctors first. Some of the research on Vitamin D he has highlighted is compelling, but much of it is from limited studies that should definitely go through peer review.

For example, Dr. Campbell has pointed out on several instances that there are people living in certain geographies and people of specific races that are more susceptible to being Vitamin D deficient. In particular, this includes people living in higher latitude countries and people with darker skin. Both of these groups, as he points out, are impact by how well their bodies are able to process sunlight and turn it into naturally occurring Vitamin D. For these groups of people, he strongly encourages them to consider supplementing with Vitamin D.

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PackPA2015 said:

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Vitamin D3 is recommended.

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Dmax95 said:

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Both the phizer and moderna vaccines require -70 degree storage. That's going to be an issue. My wife's hospital in Denver Co the biggest in the surrounding area for 400 miles doesn't have a storage unit that can hold more than 30 doses. How they're going to store this stuff and transport it seems like a lot. The efficacy drops of not stored properly.

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Dmax95 said:

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Both the phizer and moderna vaccines require -70 degree storage. That's going to be an issue. My wife's hospital in Denver Co the biggest in the surrounding area for 400 miles doesn't have a storage unit that can hold more than 30 doses. How they're going to store this stuff and transport it seems like a lot. The efficacy drops of not stored properly.

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