06-27-2021, 01:45 PM
(06-27-2021, 06:55 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(06-27-2021, 01:20 AM)jeffster Wrote: Teen dies in Alberta -- several tests came back negative for Covid-19. I have to wonder if this is a new variant that they are unable to test for:
https://globalnews.ca/news/7816526/alber...d-19-test/
Maybe it's something unrelated. Or just false negatives. Either way, tragic for the family and the young teen. But if this is a new variant that is going to start wiping out children, we're going to need to step it up. Hopefully the vaccines would work, if that's the case.
AFAIK the variants that they are "unable to test for" will still show a positive COVID test, but there is no further test that will say that it is a specific variant.
Quite right. There has been no PCR-undetectable variant identified to date. And the accuracy of the PCR tests is quite good.
She had some COVID-like symptoms but at this point there is no evidence or test results indicating that she actually had COVID-19. And there are plenty of other diseases and medical conditions that can cause similar symptons. At this point I would not assume a nasty new version of COVID-19 until they have done the autopsy.