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We also need to factor in Boris Wanting to save Christmas. Hopefully the science about antibodies providing immunity will be further solidified by Christmas and these tests could be used for more than 6 people to meet at a time.
I don’t think the government will politically be able to introduce immunity passports, however I think in the future there will be lots of situations where you will need to prove you do not currently have the virus or prove you have antibodies for the virus and thus not need to be tested. This way, no one is excluded from any aspect of life, however there is convenience for individuals with antibodies not having to be frequently antigen tested.
An example would be a holiday to Spain, on returning to the UK you would be greeted with 3 options:
- 14 day self-isolation
- Prove you don’t have the virus = antigen test
- Prove you have antibodies and thus immunity = proven and verified positive antibody test
@neo2725 I do think the media blackout is very telling and with the Github codebase of the antibody part of the track and trace app, it is clear the abc-19 antibody test will play a big part in the future.
With 17% of Londoners having antibodies to Covid-19, we have a sizable percentage of the population with antibodies and identifying these individuals would have big advantages for the NHS. For example, these individuals wouldn't have to be tested with antigen tests assuming majority are immune, therefore making more tests available to those in need that are still susceptible to Covid-19.
So with 9 million people in London and assuming there are 35000 tests/day available in London, there is currently 1 test/day for every 257 people. However if you were to identify all 17% of people with antibodies and not test them with an antigen test, you would instead have 1 test a day for every 213 people.
The times article did reference the Heathrow saliva tests aka mologic ones currently under investigation with one other make ( the third having been dropped due to dodgy claims). We are the manufacturer of the mogolic ones if picked for mass screening at airports.
Lots of people are saying why aren’t the media talking about the abc tests and the more I think about it the more the lack of our test in the wider media the more I think there is a media blackout regarding this until the government order is confirmed which can only be done when MHRA approval for home use is achieved. The NHS app currently has built in antibody test upload capacity, currently hidden until the official government announcement.
This will be one of the few things the government can point to as a success, it’s all there if you just look between the lines. Happy Sunday
Is this a cryptic clue? What about the Sunday Times?
Sunday Times