RE: Immensa Failures23 Oct 2021 10:21
An interesting document.
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This week, a DHSC spokesperson claimed the Immensa lab was “fully accredited by the UK’s independent accreditation service (Ukas) before being appointed,” but Ukas quickly made clear it had never accredited Immensa nor its sister company, Dante Labs.
On Friday, the UKHSA said it had previously been incorrect to say the problem started on 8 September, and that it had actually arisen six days earlier.
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These are the guys running the show. Put on the spot with a question they don't know the answer to so instead of finding out they just guess and hope it's right. It's often wrong.
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With UK cases running high, McNally said it may make sense to drop PCR testing in favour of lateral flow tests. “Why continue to use this huge amount of taxpayers’ money to provide PCR tests for an infection that the government is doing nothing to control? It makes zero sense,” he said. “We can use the enormous testing budget for something that might make a difference, such as supporting people who need to isolate.”
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Oh dear, I was kind of agreeing with him until he was sick in his mouth and spat that out. I guess I put it down to emotions running high.
One day we'll have a system that works. Until then, fend for yourselves.