the reason for avacta not being validated24 Oct 2020 20:12
Hi all, this is my first post and possibly pure speculation as I don't have a technical background but I wondered what those of you with technical backgrounds think of this:
According to Dr Michael Yeadon's work, 90% or more of the positives thrown up by the PCR testing methods used by the authorities are false positives.
According to DS, affimers are exquisitely specific. So Avacta's affimer reagents could well be more specific than the PCR tests and therefore do not throw up so many false positives.
So there is a difference in the results when the affimer tests are evaluated next to the PCR test.
Whoever is responsible for evaluating the tests might conclude that as the PCR test is the gold standard, the Avacta test is deficient.
Now in order to pass the validation DS has got to convince officialdom that their PCR test is deficient.
What an uphill task that must be.
As this crisis has demonstrated time and again, those in authority do not like to have to change their minds.
It may take a complete overhaul of the entire civil service before Avacta gets approval.
We could be in for a long wait.