Thread by @alexander_minh

US CDC advice on airborne transmission of #COVID19

In poorly ventilated indoor spaces, with people gathering for a long time, 2m distance may not be enough to prevent transmission

Postpone Christmas!

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#COVID19UK

UK Gov will allow hugging during care home visits - based on a single rapid #COVID19 test.....which has an at least 1 in 5 false negative rate

Unbelievable incompetence, or worse

theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…

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Criminally reckless of UK Gov to risk safety of care home residents yet again, just for Christmas

Once #COVID19 enters a care home, attack rate can be very high

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One study found 72% of residents had COVID antibodies

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More disgusting #COVID19 disinformation from the Mail

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…

Best sensitivity is 79% (in labs), worst is 58% (when used by public)

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#COVID19UK

EU ECDC guidance on use of rapid #COVID19 tests - expects MINIMUM of 80% sensitivity

But UK Gov proposes major risk management decisions about people in care homes should be based on a rapid test which will have lower sensitivity in the field

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EU ECDC advises that where less sensitive rapid #COVID19 tests are used, tests should be repeated & then confirmed

BUT UK Gov is allowing indoors physical contact by care home visitors based on a SINGLE rapid test

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gov.uk/government/pub… #COVID19UK

In week beginning 16 Nov 2020, there were 318 care home #COVID19 outbreaks in England alone, despite existing precautions. What logic is there in UK Gov plan to now expose vulnerable residents to greater risk based on single, dodgy rapid test?

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As ever, whilst UK Gov pathetically trumpets its multi-million ££££ incompetence as achievement, view from abroad on UK's procurement of rapid #COVID19 tests that aren't fit for intended purpose is withering

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It's the deadly charade that's unforgivable

Rapid #COVID19 test bulk purchased by UK Gov which proved unsuitable for Gov's intended purpose is reportedly distributed by Tried and Tested (companies house 09331606)

triedandtested.tech/antigen-test

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Dear @MattHancock, pls note manufacturer's instructions that the Innova rapid #COVID19 test should NOT be used as the sole basis for clinical infection control & risk management decisions, ref UK Gov's plan to allow higher risk care home visits

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Boycott UK Gov's ghastly roll out of rapid lateral flow #COVID19 tests to enable care home visits. They're not fit for this purpose & will endanger older loved ones

Experts call on UK Gov to scrap them

theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/d… #COVID19UK #SafeGuarding #SocialCare #CQCBoard

A hallmark of UK Gov's appalling handling of #COVID19 is that constant questions have to be asked for info that should, for accountability, already be public.

@AllysonPollock's corresp with Liverpool University re mass testing protocol

allysonpollock.com/?page_id=3356 #COVID19UK

German regulator has published list of approved list of #COVID19 antigen tests meeting "minimum standards", which does not include the INNOVA rapid test, upon which UK Gov has spent over £634 million of our money

antigentest.bfarm.de/ords/antigen/r…

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