Mass Testing (Le test en masse)

[Zetetic]

weeks ago,

Not publicly.

[BlodwynPig]

Not publicly.

Public now?

Fucking 3 weeks seems like 3 years in the civil service. I remember them scampering on a Teams call, rejoicing and prancing over the moonshot. Moonshit I muttered but I was thankfully on mute.

[Zetetic]

Public now?

I believe so.

Edit:

Well, plans to convert English test centres to LFDs:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/plans-for-30-minute-covid-lateral-flow-tests-in-england-halted-over-accuracy-fears

[olliebean]

Different situations, isn't it?

As you say, your Trust is doing them twice weekly. Presumably following training? Presumably by people used to jabbing stuff into humans (at least those most likely to catch it)?

That's quite a different situation to students or members of the general public doing it once or maybe twice at all, with very limited instructions and often with strong disincentives for actually getting a positive[nb]Noting that some healthcare staff will also be disincentivised, but many won't.[/nb].

These are the tests that are supposed to be used in schools from January? Where they are supposed to be administered by the staff without any training being provided, and probably in a hurry because they've still got their normal job to get on with? Fine, what could possibly go wrong with that?