BREAKING NEWS on information obtained by #RebuildNH from sources within the NH government. In a letter to our sources, Lori Shibinette, commissioner of @NHDHHSPIO, wrote the following regarding PCR testing at cycle thresholds (Ct) used in NH: (1/5)
Dr. Jay Bhuttacharya, a professor at Stanford University Medical School, a physician, epidemiologist, health economist, & public health policy expert, explains how PCR tests work from this excerpt from the November #RebuildNH COVID-19 policy summit. (2/5)
https://soundcloud.com/user-505089131/covid-19-legislative-policy-summit-11302020
https://soundcloud.com/user-505089131/covid-19-legislative-policy-summit-11302020
The WHO announced that the testing threshold for COVID-19 PCR tests has been too broad, verifying the testimony of Dr. Bhuttacharya as well as our assertion that the N.H. Executive Branch has been exaggerating the threat of COVID-19. (3/5) https://www.who.int/news/item/20-01-2021-who-information-notice-for-ivd-users-2020-05
Whether NH DHHS did this out of ignorance–following "manuf. recommended cut off value (cycle times)"–or not is up to you, but the fact remains that the NH Exec Branch used this info to spread fear, consolidate power, & control our way of life...& they are still doing that! (4/5)
The PCR tests used in #NewHampshire to announce positive COVID-19 results cannot be trusted. They are based on faulty science, unlike claims made by the Executive Branch to the contrary. (5/5) #nhpolitics