The federal government will meet its goal to open 160 community diagnostic centres a yr early, the Health and Social Care Secretary will announce today [31 October 2023]. All 160 centres can be open by March 2024, a yr ahead of the unique March 2025 goal – speeding up access to potentially lifesaving tests and […]
A recent study posted on the medRxiv* preprint server has assessed the sensitivity of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs). Study: Comparison of the analytical and clinical sensitivity of thirty-four rapid antigen tests with essentially the most prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern throughout the COVID-19 pandemic within the UK. Image Credit: Jo Panuwat D/Shutterstock.com *Necessary notice: medRxiv […]