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SELL Mass testing DOES NOT WORK - Minister (48% effective)
SELL Mass testing DOES NOT WORK - Minister (48% effective) Covid-19: Mass testing is inaccurate and gives false sense of security, minister admits
BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4916 (Published 18 December 2020)Cite this as: BMJ 2020;371:m4916
Mass testing of people without covid-19 symptoms is “not an accurate way of screening the general population,” a senior figure at the Department of Health and Social Care
One of the main rapid tests used is the Innova Lateral Flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen test, which involves a self-administered swab. However, data released from the Liverpool pilot programme showed that this test detected just 48.89% of covid-19 infections in asymptomatic people.
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4916
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