🇪🇺 EU/EEA - ECDC guidance on COVID-19 self-tests and tracing strategies Public health authorities' considerations for the use of self-tests. These tests require individuals collect a specimen, conduct a test and interpret the results by themselves. ecdc.europa.eu/en/publication…

🇬🇧 IATA - Business Traveller Single Covid-19 antigen test on arrival is as effective as ten-day quarantine – making testing passports largely redundant. Report commissioned by Virgin Atlantic, IAG, Heathrow, MAG and IATA, to facilitate safe travel. businesstraveller.com/business-trave…

🇪🇸 Spain - Spanish language thread Magnificent Spanish language thread on Antigen testing by Maria I. Tapia here: 🇪🇸 España - Hilo en español Magnífico thread en español sobre las pruebas de antígeno por Maria I. Tapia: ✅ x.com/mariaitapia/st…

Missed 'Undercover: Inside the #Covid Testing Lab'? Watch it now on BBC iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

🇩🇪 Germany - Updated list BfArM "BfArM Sonderzulassungen für Tests zur Eigenanwendung durch Laien" 25 Certified Manufacturers, many of whom of 🇨🇳 Chinese origin. ⏩ bfarm.de/DE/Medizinprod…

RapidTestsEU 🇪🇺 🇧🇪 PCR test is not necessarily better/safer than Ag test as a confirmatory test (sequential test). The key is to do sequential testing to increase the specificity 👉decrease the number of false +ve. This is primarily an issue when the prevalence is low.

IATA - Rapid Testing ✅ NEWSFLASH IATA endorsing Oxera Report, casting doubt on concepts of 'testing passports' for travelers.. “Travelers need options, including Antigen Rapid Testing" for Safe and Efficient Air Travel. ⏩ iata.org/contentassets/… ⏩ iata.org/en/pressroom/p…

This is a terrific thread. Explains so clearly the different uses of tests and how rapid tests can make a major impact.

We geven met de zelftesten een bijkomend instrument in handen van de burgers om zichzelf en hun naasten te beschermen tegen het virus. Geen wondermiddel, maar elke stap voorwaarts dringt de epidemie terug. Alexander De Croo 🇧🇪🇪🇺 #frankvandenbroucke Terzake

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Testing in Asia - POINT OF SALE (POS): Vending Machine in Hong Kong: self tests for sale 24/7, no need for interpersonal contact.

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How hard could it be to teach 9-18 yr old kids at school during 2 weeks, and then hand them a set # / pple / household (+ confrm), to self test at home? E.g. depending on prevalence in surrounding area. Every transmission chain broken is an e^x succession of infections blocked.

🇨🇭 Schweitz - NZZ: Testing funktioniert Tests in Bergkanton Graubünden: Über 35 Prozent der Bündner Bevölkerung regelmässig getestet, meistens in Firmen. Resultate vielversprechend: zweittiefste 7-Tage-Inzidenz und zweittiefsten R-Wert der 🇨🇭 Schweitz. nzz.ch/amp/schweiz/co…

BIG NEWS!! Rapid Antigen "Paper Strip" Tests get over-the-counter use from U.S. FDA! • NO prescription or doctor needed • NO CLIA waiver Simple, streamlined rapid tests will be available in US First companies: Abbott BinaxNOW @QuidelDX Quickvue fda.gov/news-events/pr…

Yep angela raffle - you may like it or not, but bringing the tests to the people rather than people to the tests will be one of the most powerful tools to keep the #covid19 under control in the future.

The CDC walked back controversial comments made by its director suggesting that people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus never become infected or transmit the virus to others. nyti.ms/39DRl0Z

Yes, so far we have learned that testing those with symptoms 3 days after they became infectious is not a very effective way of controlling spread of #COVID19 In contrast, the school testing programme is doing its job as a #COVID19 detector...