UK to buy 1m antibody home tests despite accuracy concerns
by Sarah Boseley Health editor from Science | The Guardian on (#58VHY)
Scientists question purchase of tests from British consortium before evaluation made public
The Department of Health has announced it is buying 1m home antibody tests from a British consortium, even though experts say the only data published about them raises major questions about their accuracy.
The government is spending millions of pounds on the tests, made by the UK Rapid Test Consortium. The UK-RTC was formed to develop a British antibody test after the fiasco over health secretary Matt Hancock's purchase of 3.5m home antibody tests from China.
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