Antibody Tests and Accuracy Issues Leave Some Americans With More Questions Than Answers

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Some Americans think they had Covid-19 before it was identified in the U.S. in January

Armed with positive antibody tests for Covid-19 and a history of related symptoms, some Americans think they had the disease as early as fall 2019.

Last November, New Jersey dental hygienist Judy Abram suffered a severe illness that left her gasping for air. She tested positive for antibodies to the new coronavirus last month. “They just have the timeline wrong somewhere, which explains why we’re so deep in it,” she said. “I felt so strongly. I would’ve questioned if the test came back negative.”

 

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1. For ppl asking why it 'looks like' outbreak in Wuhan China: different medical system. We don't have general practice doctors or family doctors. Everyone goes to hospital directly for minor to sever syndromes. The outbreak caused by gathering in hospital.

Yet, if it were here and had the ability we all panicked about, why wouldn’t our hospitals have been the canary in the coal mine opposed to Gov?

Why wouldn't it be? .. in 2019 it was already in china for months.

Yeah. of course, that's why Fort Detrick was shut down las July. The so-called E-cigg lungs are all different name for Covid19. this is the greatest scandal in human history.

Think!!! I think I’m going to win the lottery tomorrow

yet the deaths didnt happen until March and April? sorry but it didnt get here early

influenza B was bad and flu shot was not a match

so why didnt we see a big spike in hospitalizations back then

ooohhh -------

No matter how early it is, People will just blame China, Actually makes sense, Blaming somebody you don’t know is easy. But admit yourself made mistake is hard.

Chinesevirus seriously might have been leaking into North America during year 2019....IMO But no one knew......

October 2019 I worked in an office where at least 10-15 people were sick within a two week period, all required medical attention and all were diagnosed with the same thing...upper respiratory infection. We were told it was probably from maintenance cleaning out building vents.

Duh

And in Canada as well. I am almost sure I had it in January to February. (wAiting for antibody test to be available here)

So many people here told they feel sick and fevered in last December. There must be more Chinese gov is hinding.

Ran through my family after our Christmas Eve event. Nobodies doctors could say what it was. Almost everybody’s doctors gave different diagnoses. 6 children under two also sick.

Some Americans are psychologically impaired. I bet this woman you have in the picture is one of them.

It got to US before the holidays.

Early November. I would wake up not being able to breathe. I thought I was going to die. This was no flu.

fortdetrick

It was definitely in the US before January. Doctors did not know what it was at the time. Just called it a 'virus' and prescribed antibiotics.

Stacy?

I know people that say they got sick in Jan of 2019

And they are stupid. Next article.

Heh?

I had pneumonia and dry coughs for two weeks in November, the shits a month later, recently my joints exploded simultaneously and I have bone shrapnel in my eyes.

trying to make good with CCPChina . Sad western media providing platform for anti America propaganda.

It was identified in December.

My testicles are super itchy and I rub my eyes, is this coronavirus? I cannot afford soap

covid19 actually came out from forte detrick lab in maryland, thats why

There's a needs for a term to denote people such as those you have just described: The 'Covidoids' or 'pre-outbreakers' or 'avandemics' Maybe.

some americans think that the protest will spread coronavirus even more. some americans hate the bias put out by news outlet.

That´s worldwide thougts. Just test them.

If Trump is playing games when the whole world know the facts, imagine when it was just a preserve of the few?

My son and I may have been two that had it in early March. That’s not really very early, I guess, but it was new to me at the time and no fun. At all.

I had the worst flu of my life in November. I never get sick.

In, Nov. & Dec., I was exposed to a colleague who made several trips to Asia and had the worst respiratory virus of his life. Then, I had every symptom of Covid-19 and was sick for 6 weeks. ERs & doctors couldn’t diagnose.

I think I had it in early March

Waiting for scientific evidence🤔

Yes, China knew about this.

Dah. Old news!

My mother in law thinks she can cook, too...

Yup, several of my family members had 'the worst flu' of their life back in December. They were fine of course, just a bad flu. It was before testing or even counting Covid cases, so they are not in the stats. But pretty sure they had it. 95% are mild/symptom-free.

Even in Morocco Some people think the same fact

they dumb

Hypochondriacs say what?

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