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AUaddicted, having watched both Cummings and Han****, I was amazed that MH got off so lightly but for whatever reason, and you have to ask why, Cummings did not provide any of the written evidence he had promised. Perhaps he was hoping that MH might perjure himself during questioning, with today’s release it would appear there are more questions to answer. I think MH was massively lucky’ that the FDA review of Innova did not hit the internet until after MH had given his evidence although I am very suspicious that many questions that were suggested surrounding testing were not asked on the day.
Computer, every MP will answer, in some form, every question that is directed at them by a constituent.
DHSC certainly don't come out of this well!
No surprise that the ****** han**k is behind the delays and the buying of crap Chinese tests. The sooner he goes the better
Regarding the 7000 word blog which I've just finished......
"3) We should have been building capacity in April focused on saving lives immediately and building secure foundations for the months ahead beyond 100k to 1 million. Done properly this would have meant not just ramping up the existing testing technologies — the gold standard PCR — but also rapidly developing capabilities for a) LAMP and lateral flow (the tests that give results in minutes not days), b) developing a system to incentivise new technologies then scale them, which could make testing cheaper, faster, easier and so on. (a) and (b) were neglected in April and were not properly gripped until September). We also needed antibody tests (have you had it) which were also neglected."
Cummings texts show Boris Johnson calling Matt Han**** ‘totally hopeless’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/16/cummings-texts-show-boris-johnson-calling-matt-han****-totally-hopeless
I'd encourage everyone to write a short note to their MP (https://members.parliament.uk/members/Commons), and ask them for their personal view on the Innova / MHRA situation, and post their response. I'd be interested on how many a) respond b) give a crap
At some point PD will have to consider the possibility that freezing samples multiple times effects some of the proteins that may form the basis of a test. In real life the virus is not frozen. The gap between PD suggested failure rate of 30% and Mologic own identified failure rate of 1 to 2% which has now been backed up by FIND is simply too large to be viable, especially when you consider that Mologic are probably the most respected company within the biotechnology industry. Common sense needs to be used.
With this government unfortunately i think the odds are 1-1000, not long to wait though
"delays and the stonewalling potentially behind the delay in announcing a sovereign test and giving the green light for production"
You have to ask why the government would stonewall the approval process of any potential Sovereign test, but then you think about the conversations the must be having with the MHRA regarding home use EUA extensions and the words "no viable alternative at present" will surely be thrown into the mix by the DHSC to support continued use of the Innova crap.
I have to assume that the gravity of the FDA accusations against Innova particularly as it affects HMG’s decisions to supply a questionable product in massive numbers has led officials, in the public interest, to approach news editors and ask them not to run the story. I find it almost unbelievable that this open goal by news hungry reporters and those seeking political gain has otherwise been missed. I do not doubt the ability of the testing at PD but have slightly less faith perhaps in the follow up testing to ensure quality control. In an almost unprecedented move Innova’s website has been down since the news landed, this must be significant. Deeks has otherwise been blasting Innova from the beginning, we had him marked as no friend of LFT’s but I now believe he was blasting the cost involved in supplying a potentially faulty product from Innova and not actually the validity of LFT’s in general - under pressure from ABDX he admitted as much. Testing by LFT is the only viable route for mass testing - NHS, care workers, many in the public sector and all international travellers will need a fast efficient and reliable system to prove their continued status regardless of vaccine at least for the foreseeable future. As may have been noted in the past, I am generally a fan of the government actions through the pandemic but I am struggling with the delays and the stonewalling potentially behind the delay in announcing a sovereign test and giving the green light for production. I believe we have the test or one of the tests that will ultimately become the sovereign test but second guessing by government officials and potentially a desire to use up more of a now discredited stock has lead to road blocks. This could end up being the biggest breach of duty case that will at some point hold those responsible to account, any further delays will only compound the issue. I make no apology for hoping that Mologic are named as a sovereign test and still believe, although battered by the SP that things will be brought to a head and ODX will finally be in a position to get on with the job, potentially re employ those contractors that it may have let go, and finally sell everything that they can manufacture. Now is not the time to give up and sell.