In a CDC document titled, “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 Interim Case Definition, Approved April 5, 2020,” [1] under the section, “Laboratory Criteria,” we have this: “Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ribonucleic acid (SARS-CoV-2 RNA) in a clinical or autopsy specimen using a molecular amplification test.” The test referred to is the PCR. And as you can plainly see, it is detecting, not the virus itself, but a piece of RNA. A piece of RNA ASSUMED to come from the virus, SARS-CoV-2. I say ASSUMED because, where is the actual virus? Where is the virus isolated from all surrounding … Continue reading In Case You Thought the PCR Test Detects an Actual Virus…Wrong