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
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?
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Meanwhile, Far Right intensify propaganda against testing & urge us all to trust in UK Gov experts & senior officials....who haven't even managed to ensure adequate supply of plastic pinafores, let alone proper PPE
Whilst all eyes on the NHS, there is a storm brewing in social care
Many vulnerable potential #coronavirus victims, stuck in settings which may facilitate transmission if there is staffing crisis or insufficient supplies, incl PPE