Musk shared his experience on twitter. “Something extremely fake is happening here. I was tested four times on the covid today. Two tests went negative, two positive. The same device, the same test, the same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD,” he wrote.
“If it’s happening to me, it’s happening to others,” Musk later responded to one of the comments below his post. This is not the first time a US billionaire has spoken controversially about a coronavirus pandemic. In September, he was criticized for downplaying the disease by saying that we would all die someday.
Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020
As the site pointed out Mashable.com, Musk said on one occasion that children were essentially immune to covid-19, and at other times predicted that daily increases in the United States would be almost zero by the end of April. But in the end, the reality was completely different.
According to Mashable.com, his latest post, especially a commentary on fraudulent testing, once again encourages conspiracy theories, one of which claims that patient numbers are exaggerated. It is known that rapid antigen tests are not entirely accurate.
More reliable results are provided by PCR tests. BD antigen tests have the advantage of being able to give a result in as little as 15 minutes, and they are significantly cheaper. However, they are less reliable and it is not so unusual for people to get conflicting results.
Musk also underwent PCR tests, but he is still waiting for their results, because the evaluation takes longer. He should find out what he’s up to in 24 hours. He added that he has symptoms similar to the common cold.
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