RE: My thought for the day!14 May 2020 22:14
Hello RichKen
A great post as per usual.
Part of the above read:
" I have no idea myself when the RNS will come but, I do think we will have it at some point next week. When it does it will be huge news. You can be sure that the world is awaiting news of this kind of test piece and the demand will be massive. "
I totally agree. When the test is broadcast as complete, this should be massive news.
My concern is that it will be mainly ignored by the UK media for some reason - they can be selective and bias on what they report. The UK government might not mention this also because the ones with the cheque book seem to be wasting the money from the open pot on stuff that is not so good or important. Don't get me wrong, the UK media and government would be foolish to ignore such a scientific wonder.
Furthermore, I'd rather sit on a plane with people that were tested to see if they HAVE the virus just prior to boarding than with people that were tested to see if they've HAD the virus in the past. Again, surely the UK media and government wouldn't be that foolish to ignore such a test by Avacta / Cytiva.
I'm more confident that the US government will jump all over this when it is ready. How many times have you heard Trump say "America first" or "we want to buy American goods first". Trump needs brownie points fast and when the Avacta / Cytiva / Adeptrix products are ready, I'm sure he'll jump all over this. If he does then the UK press and UK government will surely have to follow suit, especially with Avacta being a British biotech outfit.
All the best