RE: UK Gov still doesn' get it28 Jul 2020 18:29
“At the moment, this test is a tool to gather knowledge,” Dr Chris Hand, leader of the UK-RTC and chairman of Abingdon Health, among the diagnostic firms involved in the production of the test, told The Telegraph. “The objective is to allow mass testing, which you can’t really do by sending samples to a lab. By being able to test millions of people, it will gather information so that we know how many people have antibodies, whether they protect against reinfection and how long they last.”
The UK government hopes to roll out mass testing before the end of the year, but will give priority to healthcare workers before allowing the general public to use it.
“We’re working with the Department of Health on the commercial side of things, the procurement agreements and so on. One of the key things is to make sure that we provide value for money,” Dr Hand said.