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To be honest where the government is involved we don't what to be !!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53705229
There you go some more dodgy tests.
I expect the biggest factor is cost. I believe some of these new 'rapid/quick' test are pretty/very cheap. As you say clinicians prefer pcr and they will always have a role to play.
They've done some modelling Bakky, and it's shown that in certain settings you get better outcomes with a test only 50% accurate but results in an hour, than almost 100% accuracy and results in a couple of days and sometimes weeks in America. Wether that translates the same in the UK I don't know.
If you can get 50% of positive cases isolating straightaway, it could I guess be better than getting 100% of positive cases isolating after a few days and spreading the virus while they wait for results.
Like I said probably room for both types of tests but clinicians will always tell you that pcr will always be needed.
personally I can't see the point of these poc tests if they are so inaccurate. Whatever happened to ' no test is better than a bad test' ? Until these poc tests are up there with pcr for accuracy then they should not be used imo.
I think it's the logistics of getting the test back to the lab that takes the time and then a few hours of lab work on a test instrument. But there may be a delay getting the lab work done if there is a large number of samples to get through.
PCR tests are however much more accurate than these pont of care tests they are trying to roll out. They can pick up much smaller quantities of the virus because they amplify the RNA. So you would get a positive test much earlier from the point if exposure. The point of care tests require much more virus to get a positive result. In the USA for example they have been trialling these poc tests and getting results as low as 50% of what pcr would detect. There is probably room for both tests as you will always need the accuracy in for example care home and hospital settings but the lower accuracy might be a price to pay for an increase in speed for other settings.
We may have a good test, but it seems to have a long turn around time! Would be great if it could reduce it.
We would definitely make millions then.
Mind you the whole government approach to everything covid is starting to grate. From dodgy procurement (50 million useless masks) and non verified tests to the blanket approach to local lockdowns hammering the economy even more when there is no need. It all seems knee jerk, and at the worst corrupt.
Just roll out a national covid passport app. Pay for a test via the app and have results 24 hours before travel. If clear you can travel. On return pay for a test, and if clear no quarantine. Show the result to the airport so you can travel. Show the result to your employer etc so you can go straight back to work after travel. Test is £20 to £40 and bobs your uncle.
There using testing at moment like blunt instrument and it should be being used like a scalpel.
Much better than just closing of entire countries when only one small area might have a spike.
This should set us up nicely. Ygen should contact the mail and advise them ours has CE mark
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8606235/Rapid-Covid-19-tests-receive-regulatory-approval.html