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[ronpopeil]

Thank you. I was just surprised the son had it with seemingly mild symptoms and then the parents get tested and they are all negative. Given how easy this virus spreads, I would’ve thought they would’ve caught it. Also, the mother has a small child care business in her home, taking care of 4 young children. When she realized her son had a headache she advised the parents not to send the kids in. All children and parents were tested, no one has it.

[Caoi]

I understand and correct me if i am wrong that the antigen test is more likely to give a false negative early and late in the bodys testing( infectious potential) I previously had a positive pcr for covid(very mild symptoms a week before for 1 day) but followed by two negative antigen tests 5 days apart.The only way to know is to get an antibody test, On another topic i believe the latest antibody immunity data is holding quite strong post 8 months, I am 64 very thin and ocd about my diet, I still believe in that 60 minute piece over 20 years ago on resveratol and diet restriction being the holy grail of longivity.Sorry for the quack medicine tangent but somehow i believe it ha ha, when for every other medical issue i need a double blind study, one last thing i was only back in the US for 1 month and only around my 3 daughters when i tested pos,neg,neg and none of the tested pos on the pcr, so i will be curious about antibodies, best to wait a month or more

[zipjet]

Even PCR fails.

One of my friends had classic CV symptoms, including loss of taste and smell.

I told him he had it.

PCR test negative.

I said you have it.

2nd PCR a week later, he's still sick. NEGATIVE.

I said, well I still think you have it but not sure any more.

He gets better and after a month gets antibody test: Positive.

What do you believe, symptoms or test, and IF test, which one?