What Happened: On December 14th the World Health Organization (WHO) released a notice on their website titled “WHO Information Notice for IVD Users” regarding “nucleic acid testing (NAT) technologies that use real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detection of SARS-CoV-2.” In it they state that people who test positive for COVID-19 may not actually have COVID-19, known as false positives. They state the following, WHO has received user feedback on an elevated risk for false SARS-CoV-2 results when testing specimens using RT-PCR reagents on open systems.As with any diagnostic procedure, the positive and negative predictive values for the product in a given testing … Continue reading WHO Calls Into Question Ability of the RT-PCR Test To Detect Covid-19 (False Positives)