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Carol Taccetta, MD, FCAP

Follow-Up to “NAATs Used in Pfizer Clinical Trial to Test Asymptomatic Patients Despite Not Being Approved (or Even Emergency Use Authorized) for Asymptomatic Testing.”

Addendum: Since publication of this piece on April 25, 2023, a new Pfizer document tranche (dated April 3, 2023, but available publicly in late April 2023) has been released, and it included, “Report on Method Validation of a Cepheid Xpert® Xpress PCR Assay to Detect SARS-CoV-2.” The validation report states: “This report […]

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Carol Taccetta, MD, FCAP

NAATs Used in Pfizer Clinical Trial to Test Asymptomatic Patients Despite Not Being Approved (or Even Emergency Use Authorized) for Asymptomatic Testing.

Nasal swab nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are “a type of viral diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.” [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/naats.html and https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/covid-19-test-basics] Although certain NAAT tests have now been authorized for emergency use (EUA) for screening purposes (in asymptomatic persons), the three NAAT tests used at the time […]

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Linnea Wahl, MS

Report 59: The Flawed Trial of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA “Vaccine.” 90% of Original Placebo Group Received at Least One mRNA Injection by March 2021.

The clinical trial of Pfizer’s mRNA “vaccine” did not prove the mRNA injection is safe and effective, despite Pfizer’s claims to the contrary. In fact, Pfizer stopped collecting useful data long before the planned end date of the clinical trial. Based on an inaccurate diagnostic test confirming COVID-19 in a […]