Roseland Hospital phlebotomist: 30% of those tested have coronavirus antibody

https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/5300...avirus-antibody

A phlebotomist working at Roseland Community Hospital said Thursday that 30% to 50% of patients tested for the coronavirus have antibodies while only around 10% to 20% of those tested have the active virus.

Sumaya Owaynat, a phlebotomy technician, said she tests between 400 and 600 patients on an average day in the parking lot at Roseland Community Hospital. Drive-thru testing is from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. each day. However, the hospital has a limited number of tests they can give per day.

Owaynat said the number of patients coming through the testing center who appear to have already had coronavirus and gotten over it is far greater than those who currently have the disease...

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@EdJames @austingirl @Sanguine

Huge news if true, and I personally strongly suspect it is.

It could be true but it sure doesn't fit the narrative. Of course, I take all the data with a heaping tablespoon of salt. In some of my reading, I've seen estimates that the COVID test, which relies on PCR to amplify what they think is the virus RNA, yields up to 80% false positives because they amplify it too much. That does fit their narrative because they can label those with false positives as "asymptomatic carriers." One more way to instill fear and feed the panic in the weak-minded.

A (possible) solution to COVID-19

And possibly and explanation of what the lead article refers to.

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They have found two very important pieces of information:

1.More than 50% of the people infected with SARS-CoV-19 are asymptomatic (i.e. they have no illness).

2. They can identify the geographical origin of the strains by the genetic differences (mutations) between the different strains.

Furthermore, researchers in China have identified a mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2 which appears to be less pathogenic than most strains infecting people. The strain (ZJ01) had single nucleotide mutations in a key functional gene that made it less able to spread through the body.

This data suggests a simple and testable hypothesis – there are natural strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the world that have mutated to be non-pathogenic (asymptomatic), but are still infective and will provide immunity to the more pathogenic (deadly) strains.

If we can find one of these non-pathogenic viral strains out in the wild we could give it to everyone in the world and solve our diabolic problem. This non-pathogenic strain would act much like the live attenuated (oral) polio vaccine.

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@Sanguine @austingirl

I knew it!

Really, it makes sense.

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A (possible) solution to COVID-19

And possibly and explanation of what the lead article refers to.

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They have found two very important pieces of information:

1.More than 50% of the people infected with SARS-CoV-19 are asymptomatic (i.e. they have no illness).

2. They can identify the geographical origin of the strains by the genetic differences (mutations) between the different strains.

Furthermore, researchers in China have identified a mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2 which appears to be less pathogenic than most strains infecting people. The strain (ZJ01) had single nucleotide mutations in a key functional gene that made it less able to spread through the body.

This data suggests a simple and testable hypothesis – there are natural strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the world that have mutated to be non-pathogenic (asymptomatic), but are still infective and will provide immunity to the more pathogenic (deadly) strains.

If we can find one of these non-pathogenic viral strains out in the wild we could give it to everyone in the world and solve our diabolic problem. This non-pathogenic strain would act much like the live attenuated (oral) polio vaccine.

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@Sanguine @austingirl

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Amazing how the Chinese have "discovered" what they have created. I thought one was immune only to the strain one had- who knows what to believe anymore?