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Coppe Lab Merger Creates Capacity For 1.5 Million COVID-19 Tests Per Month

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May. 26, 2020, 11:45 PM

WAUKESHA, Wis., May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/

Coppe Healthcare Solutions (Coppe Laboratories), a CLIA Certified Laboratory based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has acquired Open CoVIDx, the laboratory division of the Open Medicine Institute based in San Francisco Bay area of California.

The CEO of Coppe Laboratories is Dr. Konstance Knox, the Virologist who previously co-founded what is now Viracor-Eurofins in the year 2000. Dr. Knox has expanded Coppe’s testing footprint to serve 1,000 Doctor’s Offices in the United States, and internationally with a Coppe run Laboratory at the new 5,000 bed Hamptons Hospital, under development at Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) in Kenya.

Open CoVIDx is a division of the Open Medicine Institute, founded by the current CEO, Dr. Andy Kogelnik. It has a 104,000 square foot facility in the biotech incubator at a former pharmaceutical campus in Mountain View, CA.

The merger will become Coppe-Open CoVIDx Laboratories, and will combine the laboratory capacities of the two for a total of 1.5 million COVID-19 diagnostic tests per month, by end of June 2020. The increased capacity will put Coppe among the top 5 COVID-19 testing Laboratories in the United States.

The merger will allow Coppe Laboratories to provide employers in the USA and Kenya with COVID-19 diagnostic testing for employees, environmental testing of work places, and antibody testing within the FDA approved guidelines.

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Coppe labs here in WI is the only lab besides the CDC that tests for Powassan virus.  They also test for many other tick-borne diseases and do research.

Normally I would say this merger is a good thing, as I know the folks at both places and highly respect them; however, antibody and PCR testing for COVID-19 is abysmal. No decisions or policies should be made utilizing this testing.  The fact they are poised to pump out thousands of tests for COVID-19 reveals two things: 1) they are definitely switching from being a lab that predominantly focuses on tick-borne illness to one that tests for COVID, when we NEED a focus on tick-borne illness in the state of Wisconsin  2) Until testing becomes better, results are worthless but can and will be used against you.  

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/18/coronavirus-covid-19-antibody-tests-do-you-really-want-one-think-hard-about-it-maybe-not/  People have tested postive one day, negative the next, back to positive again.  I personally know an asymptomatic patient in the hospital who keeps testing positive so they won’t let him leave.

This worthless testing is also being used by the CDC as they go door to door:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/21/how-could-the-cdc-make-that-mistake/

The CDC is also blending different types of testing making them uninterpretable according to one expert:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/21/how-could-the-cdc-make-that-mistake/

 

Category:

Testing, Viruses

Letter to CDC Dr. Beard: Why Isn’t Direct Detection Of Lyme Disease a Priority?

https://www.change.org/p/the-us-senate-calling-for-a-congressional-investigation-of-the-cdc-idsa-and-aldf/u/

Johns Hopkins: “The Path to Better Diagnostic Tests is Through Innovative Research”

MAY 23, 2020 — 

For those who are as outraged as I am over the 40-year avoidance of direct detection tests for Lyme disease, Ben Beard’s email address is: cbb0@cdc.gov

Email addresses for Health and Human Services employees are public record:

https://directory.psc.gov/employee.htm

———- Original Message ———-
From: CARL TUTTLE <runagain@comcast.net>
To: tickbornedisease@hhs.gov, cbb0@cdc.gov, rfk1@cdc.gov
Cc: (98 Undisclosed recipients)
Date: May 23, 2020 at 9:16 AM
Subject: Johns Hopkins: “The Path to Better Diagnostic Tests is Through Innovative Research”

May 23, 2020

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta GA 30329-4027 USA
Attn: Ben Beard, PhD Chief, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, NCEZID

Dr. Beard,

Please take a moment and listen to Dr. John Aucott’s 4min video regarding direct diagnostic tests for Lyme disease……

May 21, 2020 By JOHNS HOPKINS LYME DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER

The Path to Better Diagnostic Tests is Through Innovative Research
https://www.hopkinslyme.org/lyme-disease-awareness/the-path-to-better-diagnostic-tests-is-through-innovative-research/  (Great Video Here)

Quote from Aucott’s video:

“The COVID pandemic underscores the importance of having a direct diagnostic test for an infectious disease.”

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It’s been four decades since Lyme was discovered so what was the motivation for the delay Dr. Beard? Direct diagnostic tests for Lyme disease have the capability to overturn the long-established dogma that persistent infection after antibiotic treatment does not exist.

A supporter of my petition forwarded your communication regarding the status of Direct Detection Tests for Lyme Disease and you replied with the following:

Statement from Ben Beard of the CDC: “CDC is not primarily an agency that funds extramural research as does several of our sister federal agencies.”

I would like to point out that the CDC has given Dr. Gary Wormser of New York Medical College an open checkbook using grant# RO1 CK 000152 which continues to be used today.

Here is a screenshot from NIH RePORTER:

https://projectreporter.nih.gov/Reporter_Viewsh.cfm?sl=14E9C8084784C1D47598B8961CAA4A01A2FFCEB861BF

That 1.5 million dollar grant was used to focus on the acute stage of disease after early treatment intentionally avoiding the horribly disabled Lyme patient population as exposed in the “Under our Skin” documentary. [1] The conclusion of that study: Lyme is no big deal and nothing more than the “aches and pains of daily living.” [2]

Wormser continues to use funding source RO1 CK 000152 for his propaganda.

Dr. Beard…… It appears that the CDC has its own department for direct detection of infections:

Office of Advanced Molecular Detection

https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/who-we-are/ncezid-divisions/oamd.html

Focus: To bring advanced technologies, including next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics, into the US public health system in order to more effectively prevent and respond to important public health threats.

Some key activities:

-Improve pathogen identification and characterization of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other pathogens using next-generation sequencing and other advanced molecular technologies.

-Catalyze the adoption of next-generation sequencing at CDC and in state and local health departments.

-Build staff capacity in genomic sequencing, bioinformatics, and molecular epidemiology at CDC and state public health laboratories.

-Establish enhanced, sustainable, and integrated laboratory information systems.

-Develop tools for prediction, modeling, and early recognition of emerging infections.

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So why isn’t Lyme disease a priority for the Office of Advanced Molecular Detection for developing a more accurate Lyme test Dr. Beard?? It appears that you are providing lip service with no intention of insuring that direct detection methods for Lyme are brought to market. One might think that the CDC is colluding to hide the severity of Lyme because the truth about the devastating effects of chronic Lyme would finally be exposed.

A response to this inquiry is requested. (But will most likely be avoided as usual)

Respectfully Submitted,

Carl Tuttle

Lyme Endemic Hudson, NH

Cc: Rima Khabbaz, MD, Director, NCEZID
https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/who-we-are/director-ncezid.html

References

[1] Under our Skin 5min extended trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxWgS0XLVqw&feature=channel_page
[2] Feb 4, 2020 complaint regarding the misuse of taxpayer dollars
https://www.change.org/p/the-us-senate-calling-for-a-congressional-investigation-of-the-cdc-idsa-and-aldf/u/25876147

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**Comment**

Tuttle asks a great question and one that deserves an answer.  Antibody testing for Lyme and the other coinfections is abysmal.  We desperately need direct testing, but there has been a concerted effort by authorities against direct testing:  

Never forget that the very folks at the table making decisions for patients have their hands in pharmaceutical coffers with patents on testing for Lyme: ConflictReport

According to Professor Laane; however, microscopy is considered the Golden Standard in diagnostics for Syphilis, and would be the ideal test for Lyme.

Dr. Aucott states the PCR is a direct test and is being used for COVID-19.  Unfortunately, it’s accuracy has been called into question as well:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/07/was-the-covid-19-test-meant-to-detect-a-virus/ The creator of the PCR is quite clear it was never intended and shouldn’t be used to diagnose patients. Another expert states he doubts the PCR test is ever true.  Then there’s the president of Tanzania sending in samples from goats, fruit, and motor oil, giving them human names, and having half return positive from the WHO PCR test:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/13/president-of-tanzania-punks-who-sending-samples-of-fruit-goats-sheep-even-motor-oil-for-covid-testing-nearly-half-come-back-positive/  I think we can safely say the PCR is not working for COVID-19.

 

Category:

Activism, Lyme, Testing

CDC Goes Door to Door For COVID-19 Testing

 Approx. 2 Min

CDC Goes Door to Door For COVID-19 Antibody Testing

The CDC is not to be trusted with anything, let alone your personal DNA. You have no idea how this could be used against you.  The second issue is that testing is completely worthless and not to be trusted:

For More:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/18/coronavirus-covid-19-antibody-tests-do-you-really-want-one-think-hard-about-it-maybe-not/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/13/president-of-tanzania-punks-who-sending-samples-of-fruit-goats-sheep-even-motor-oil-for-covid-testing-nearly-half-come-back-positive/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/21/study-shows-covid-19-testing-as-bad-as-lyme-msids-testing/ This Chinese study showed: “nearly half or even more of the ‘asymptomatic infected individuals’ reported in the active nucleic acid test screening might be false positives.” 

Category:

Testing, Viruses

FDA Orders Bill Gates-Funded Program to HALT At-Home COVID-19 Self-Testing

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FDA orders Bill Gates-funded program to HALT at-home Covid-19 self-testing

13 May, 2020 
Reuters / Jason Reed
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a Seattle-based Covid-19 testing project funded by Bill Gates to stop screening for the virus, putting the program on ice as it provided hundreds of at-home test kits each day.

The billionaire Microsoft icon announced the initiative in a blog post this week – dubbed the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, or SCAN – which he said was already distributing some 300 test kits on a daily basis. As of Wednesday, however, all links to the project’s website redirect to a notice stating its operations are “currently paused” due to a conflict with the FDA.

“SCAN has been operating under an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Washington State Department of Health,” the notice says, adding that while the FDA has allowed states to approve new Covid-19 tests, “we have been notified that under revised guidance issued on May 8th, a separate federal EUA is now required” to continue testing.  (See link for article)

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**Comment**

I’m sure Gates will iron this all out by infusing money somewhere and all will be forgiven.  He’s done this before:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/06/wheres-the-evidence-supporting-the-drastic-measures-against-covid-19/

To read about the inaccuracy of COVID-19 testing:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/18/coronavirus-covid-19-antibody-tests-do-you-really-want-one-think-hard-about-it-maybe-not/

Please remember that COVID-19 testing is as bad as Lyme disease testing. Authorities are basing everything upon this faulty testing, just like they do for Lyme – but it’s all a mirage.

 

 

 

 

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Activism, Testing, Viruses

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Antibody Tests: Do You Really Want One? Think Hard About It. Maybe Not.

https://clearhealthcosts.com/blog/2020/05/coronavirus-covid-19-antibody-tests-do-you-really-want-one-think-hard-about-it-maybe-not/

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Antibody Tests: Do You Really Want One?  Think Hard About It.  Maybe Not.

Jeanne Pinder
Coronavirus testing: It has long been hard to get. Now suddenly in the New York area, tests are freely available.The test will tell me truly if I have had coronavirus and am therefore immune, right? Or if I was exposed to the virus and magically skipped through, with few symptoms?

The expert opinions are in: Maybe. Maybe not.

We’ve been doing a lot of research about coronavirus (Covid-19), and particularly about testing. I live in the center of the pandemic. Also, I recently tested positive for coronavirus antibodies twice, and negative once, and I’ve been exploring what it means.

First: There are two kinds of tests. Both the respiratory test (nasal swab) and the antibody test have problems as far as accuracy. Beyond that, if the results are correct, experts disagree on what the results mean. If you have a positive respiratory test, that’s pretty clear: You’ve got it. But if you test negative, because of the high error rate, if you have with symptoms, most doctors will say you should still act like you have it. With the antibody test, same problem: Positive probably means positive, but false positives are clearly possible. (See Link for Article)

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**Comment**

Best quote:

“I would NOT trust that antibody test. There are about 50 tests, none are validated yet and we know that some give false positives if you have antibodies to the common cold coronaviruses.”  Donald G. McNeil Jr.

I’ve written a lot about the inaccuracy of COVID-19 testing, which is similar to Lyme/MSIDS testing – it’s not to be trusted.  At all.  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/13/president-of-tanzania-punks-who-sending-samples-of-fruit-goats-sheep-even-motor-oil-for-covid-testing-nearly-half-come-back-positive/  (See comment section as well)

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/21/study-shows-covid-19-testing-as-bad-as-lyme-msids-testing/ This Chinese study showed: “nearly half or even more of the ‘asymptomatic infected individuals’ reported in the active nucleic acid test screening might be false positives.” This article was withdrawn due to it being based upon theoretical deduction, not field epidemiology data, which is funny considering they’ve based this entire lock-down on theoretical modeling from one man:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/28/epidemiologist-behind-highly-cited-coronavirus-model-drastically-downgrades-projection/

Thankfully the “immunity passport” idea allowing you to go back to work or resume normal life, based upon COVID-19 testing, has been dropped like a bad habit.  This idea sucked from the get-go and infringes upon our civil rights – regardless of testing accuracy.

The article admits that the FDA’s approval process for testing is deeply flawed.  Amen to that.  “Scientific” data on test performance is SELF-reported to the FDA.  See the problem?

The article asks the very astute question: why do people want tests if the results are not actionable?  

This is a problem I face daily with those suspecting tick-borne illness. One of my toughest jobs is convincing them the testing is worthless and that they need to go outside their insurance network to doctors who understand the flaws in current testing and treatment followed by conventional medicine. Many don’t take my advice but they nearly all come back for help after being passed like a football from doctor to doctor offering ZERO help.

It’s a tough paradigm to accept, but accept it we must. Lyme patients have to go outside of conventional medicine for true help.

The author states:

There are a lot of people trying to make money on coronavirus testing, so you should be cautious. For example, LetsGetChecked.com is promising an at-home test. They don’t have one now. They just raised a ton of money, $71 million to be exact. Would you choose them to test you? Why?

Well put.

I’ve noticed a frightening trend in the past few months. I’ve seen what I thought were respectable people turn into prostitutes selling their products and promoting things without any respectable science backing them up.

Why let a perfect “pandemic” go to waste?  There’s money to be made!
Just remember the inevitable principle: “You reap what you sow.”

 

 

Category:

Activism, Testing, Viruses