(Natural News) The sample collection procedure for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which is used to determine if someone is infected with the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), has caused injuries to individuals subjected to it. The COVID Blog outlined two such incidents in the U.S. and Canada. The daughter of Ontario mother Kaylin Young was among […]

(Natural News) A health expert warns that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests are over-sensitive and that relying on them will cause more harm than good. According to Dr. Pascal Sacre, RT-PCR tests aren’t usually performed on a patient who is overheated, coughing or has an inflammatory syndrome because it is a laboratory, molecular biology technique […]

(Natural News) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are part of many countries’ response to the pandemic. However, these tests do not allow people to know what particular SARS-CoV-2 variant is behind their sickness. Many patients have thus claimed that laboratories refusing to disclose their complete COVID-19 test results violate their […]

(Natural News) A state lawmaker in New Jersey expressed concern that questionable Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) test results were used as a basis for the state’s mask mandate. Republican State Sen. Michael Doherty alleged a “lack of government transparency” with regard to COVID-19 testing procedures. He also slammed Gov. Phil Murphy for the latter’s refusal to […]

(Natural News) Australia has insisted on using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to find people positive for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). With PCR tests costing as high as 85 Australian dollars per person, Canberra has spent more than AU$1 billion (US$738 million) for this alone. While rapid antigen tests are much cheaper and display results […]

(Natural News) Japan has asked China to stop its practice of anal swabbing on Japanese citizens to obtain samples for COVID-19 testing. The request came after a number of Japanese based in China complained of “psychological pain” stemming from the procedure. China began obtaining samples for COVID-19 testing from the anal region in late January […]

(Natural News) A Portuguese court has ruled that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19 are unreliable with subsequent quarantine orders based on these tests unlawful. A Nov. 11 decision by Portuguese Court of Appeal judges Margarida Ramos de Almeida and Ana Paramés stated that the PCR process is not a reliable method to determine […]