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Obvious the testing failed for several days and I mean failed in BIG WAY (Original Post) beachbumbob Oct 2020 OP
i believe the testing is not very reliable. not by design but by a rushed, politicized development. bullimiami Oct 2020 #1
Testing doesn't pick up infection right away. LisaL Oct 2020 #2
That too. bullimiami Oct 2020 #3
whitehouse their own early results test in equipment in the whitehouse, trump and his circle beachbumbob Oct 2020 #9
We're already seeing CTs... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #4
Unless they were lying about testing everybody. That is within the realm of possibility. catbyte Oct 2020 #5
The secret Antifa Biological Warfare Team CanonRay Oct 2020 #6
The entire idea of testing to shield someone is flawed. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #7
I vote for Her Emails + Benghazi. fierywoman Oct 2020 #8
Zombie Vince Foster JHB Oct 2020 #10

bullimiami

(14,075 posts)
1. i believe the testing is not very reliable. not by design but by a rushed, politicized development.
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:04 PM
Oct 2020

how many stories have there been of tested negative but showing symptoms or tested negative yesterday, positive today.

LisaL

(47,423 posts)
2. Testing doesn't pick up infection right away.
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:05 PM
Oct 2020

It takes time before someone tests positive.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
9. whitehouse their own early results test in equipment in the whitehouse, trump and his circle
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:11 PM
Oct 2020

are tested multiple times during the day. The equipment itself is suspect as it has had 50% test failure rates with false negatives and positives. The tests are nothing that needs more than 2-4 hrs for a result. A major failure occurred at some level

regnaD kciN

(27,640 posts)
4. We're already seeing CTs...
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:06 PM
Oct 2020

...that the eeeeeeeeeeevil DemonRats infected him at the debate via a tainted microphone.

And, in terms of less-marginal wingnuts, Kelly Loeffler (R-Nutjob) is demanding that China be held responsible for infecting the president and his wife.

Midnight Writer

(25,410 posts)
7. The entire idea of testing to shield someone is flawed.
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:09 PM
Oct 2020

You can pick up the virus with a few seconds exposure.

And there is an incubation period that can be several days.

Even with perfect tests, it would be possible to test negative and be contagious hours later.

JHB

(38,213 posts)
10. Zombie Vince Foster
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 04:13 PM
Oct 2020

As one of the living dead, the effects of the virus are irrelevant to him, making him the perfect delivery vehicle.

I mean, he hasn't been this busy since he changed the Benghazi talking points.









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