Reported claimRated This is untrue. Covid-19 has been isolated many times. It does not need to adhere to Koch’s postulates as it is a virus, and Koch’s rules have been widely disregarded now. Covid-19 PCR tests are generally very accurate. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “The Covid-19 virus has not been isolated as per Koch’s postulates, and this means PCR tests do not work.” This is untrue. Covid-19 has been isolated many times. It does not need to adhere to Koch’s postulates as it is a virus, and Koch’s rules have been widely disregarded now. Covid-19 PCR tests are generally very accurate..
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