The Facts:
2020 has been challenging for all of us, but there are plenty of reasons to remain hopeful for humanity in 2021 and beyond.
Reflect On:
Are you feeling more hopeful or fearful heading in to 2021? How open minded have you been when looking at everything that has happened this year thus far?
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2020 has certainly been an “interesting” year to say the least. And while there are at least two very different perspectives towards everything that’s been happening -including who may or may not ultimately be behind it all, and to what end -it’s been undeniably challenging for all of us.
The Facts:
The former Director of the CIA, John Brennan (2013-2017) was recently asked about the UFO phenomenon and expressed his belief that we may be dealing with some other form of life.
Reflect On:
Why is the topic of UFOs suddenly going mainstream after years of secrecy and ridicule? Are there powerful interests who somehow want to profit off of disclosure and control the narrative of what this phenomenon represents?
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The Facts:
A new article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) by Journalist Paul D. Thacker highlights the conflicts of interest that exist between the United Kingdoms COVID-19 advisors.
Reflect On:
Why are Facebook fact-checkers able to suppress peer-reviewed published science? Should not all information be open, free to view and transparent? Should people not be able to ponder for themselves as to what s happening with COVID?
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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 population are important to note. As the positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 decreases, the positive predictive value also decreases. This means that the probability that a person who has a positive result (SARS-CoV-2 detected) is truly infected with SARS-CoV-2 decreases as positivity rate decreases, irresp
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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 population are important to note. As the positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 decreases, the positive predictive value also decreases. This means that the probability that a person who has a positive result (SARS-CoV-2 detected) is truly infected with SARS-CoV-2 decreases as positivity rate decreases, irrespective of the assay specificity. Therefore, healthcare providers are encouraged to take into consideration testing results along with clinical signs and symptoms, confirmed status of any contacts, etc.