🚨 Michael Gove is expected to outline plans for COVID passes today, starting with test certificates for sports events & concerts.
His plans for health passes are dangerous for public health, privacy rights + equality.
Here's 5 reasons test certificates must be stopped. #NHSApp
His plans for health passes are dangerous for public health, privacy rights + equality.
Here's 5 reasons test certificates must be stopped. #NHSApp
1⃣ A digital health ID system is invasive + will disadvantage the most marginalised.
It would reshape the UK into a checkpoint society and could be abused by anyone in authority.
Marginalised groups will have least access to COVID ID and most likely to suffer further exclusion.
It would reshape the UK into a checkpoint society and could be abused by anyone in authority.
Marginalised groups will have least access to COVID ID and most likely to suffer further exclusion.
2⃣ Rapid tests are not a reliable indicator of safety
The Innova tests, which Govnt has spent *£3bn* on, do not meet the acceptable standards set by WHO for confirming COVID.
The MHRA, senior Dept of Health advisors + the @RoyalStatSoc have all voiced concerns about the tests.
The Innova tests, which Govnt has spent *£3bn* on, do not meet the acceptable standards set by WHO for confirming COVID.
The MHRA, senior Dept of Health advisors + the @RoyalStatSoc have all voiced concerns about the tests.
Rapid tests suffer from inaccuracy and miss the majority (60%) of asymptomatic infections – the very purpose they are being deployed for.
An international team of experts found “virtually no evidence for mass screening of asymptomatic individuals using rapid antigen tests"
An international team of experts found “virtually no evidence for mass screening of asymptomatic individuals using rapid antigen tests"
3⃣ Rapid tests are not a suitable basis on which to afford people rights, liberties and work
There is currently an unclear legal basis on which businesses can deny people rights, liberties, and moreover, work, unless they undergo frequent medical testing.
There is currently an unclear legal basis on which businesses can deny people rights, liberties, and moreover, work, unless they undergo frequent medical testing.
4⃣ Mass testing will result in an unacceptable number of false positives.
False quarantine would lead to unnecessary socio-economical exclusion, lowered confidence in tests & isolation measures, and false denial of people's rights, work, travel or paid-for products or events.
False quarantine would lead to unnecessary socio-economical exclusion, lowered confidence in tests & isolation measures, and false denial of people's rights, work, travel or paid-for products or events.
5⃣ The domestic risk from COVID is diminishing.
95%+ of over 50s in England have been vaccinated.
Current prevalence of COVID is 0.17% in England (ONS, 26 April 2019) overall; asymptomatic prevalence, according to Government estimates, is a maximum of 0.06%.
95%+ of over 50s in England have been vaccinated.
Current prevalence of COVID is 0.17% in England (ONS, 26 April 2019) overall; asymptomatic prevalence, according to Government estimates, is a maximum of 0.06%.
An illustrative example:
If test certificates were used for an event with 5,000 people, they'd be expected to correctly identify 1 asymptomatic person with COVID, but miss 2 others - and wrongly give positive results to 5 healthy people.
📄Read more bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
If test certificates were used for an event with 5,000 people, they'd be expected to correctly identify 1 asymptomatic person with COVID, but miss 2 others - and wrongly give positive results to 5 healthy people.
📄Read more bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
We say NO to internal passports: not for vaccines, not for antibodies, not for tests.
The only rights-respecting way to reopen is when it is safe to open to everyone regardless of health passes.
Share the No Covid Pass pledge if you agree!
The only rights-respecting way to reopen is when it is safe to open to everyone regardless of health passes.
Share the No Covid Pass pledge if you agree!
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An incredible 2,414 people have already joined the fight.
Join us, join the challenge, and let's stop COVID IDs! ⬇️
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