jayhillcpa t1_j7jtuap wrote on February 7, 2023 at 8:39 AM

Reply to comment by gengengis in (Virology) Has SARS-CoV-2 outcompeted all the other coronaviruses which have been called the ‘common cold’? by jsgui

So if I drive through one of the mobile testing sites, sequencing and editing occurs all within minutes whilst I’m waiting in my car? Wouldn’t it behoove the individuals by specifying the variant they tested positive for? How does the (what sounds like splicing) categorization occur with the home testing kits - the testing kits that clearly state it cannot and does not differentiate between SARS-COV-1 and COV-2?

As far as predictions go, the “science” apparently isn’t that advanced. It’s as if I were to propose the following, because I can count to 100, I can predict the winning power ball numbers.

By the way thank you for the response.

sirgog t1_j7jussa wrote on February 7, 2023 at 8:53 AM

A small percentage of people who are tested have their sample sequenced as well.

If a lab performs 250000 PCR tests a week and gets 20000 positives, it will likely sequence 100 of the positives.

This then shows trends across the population in which variants are dominating.