"Could this be the way to get flights working again
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Staying up the night before doing last minute revision would ruin my holiday."
Being admitted to ICU would have a similar effect, I'd imagine. If I'm to have it, however mild, I'd prefer to know and will stay at home. |
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Other countries test on arrival and it's a reasonable measure, though not the only alternative that we could take, for countries that are similar or less risky than the UK. We could perhaps have testing stations in some of the airport car park areas. |
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"Other countries test on arrival and it's a reasonable measure, though not the only alternative that we could take, for countries that are similar or less risky than the UK. We could perhaps have testing stations in some of the airport car park areas. "
It should be a test on check in then isolate as much as possible until result..
If neg board plane asap. |
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Covid-19 rapid results have been out since May. The problem is they're aimed at A&E departments and thats where they need to be used, not flights or domestic uses.
They only have a limited capacity with the machines they use for rapid testing, not the scale you'd need for flights. Even the biggest Infinity style testing machines can only take 64 tests per 90 mins. Check out a company called Cepheid, there is a good youtube video about them. |
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"Covid-19 rapid results have been out since May. The problem is they're aimed at A&E departments and thats where they need to be used, not flights or domestic uses.
They only have a limited capacity with the machines they use for rapid testing, not the scale you'd need for flights. Even the biggest Infinity style testing machines can only take 64 tests per 90 mins. Check out a company called Cepheid, there is a good youtube video about them."
Agreed! They are also used often by NHS staff with symptoms... we’ve had plenty of staff waiting in the car park for the all clear call so they can come into work.
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Just to add a note of caution to this, it seems as though the health secretary may be getting a little ahead of himself. From the oxford nanooore (the manufacturere's) website :
Status at 30 July 2020: The assay is in validation phase. We will keep you informed about the rapid progress of its development here, with future regulatory updates.
So this test has not yet been validated, never mind approved. It's using new technology that has a limited history and has a single source of supply for testing kits & machines.
To me, there are serious questions surrounding scalability there, even leaving aside the still-missing regulatory approval.... |
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"And this morning live interview on news.
Checked and validated
Capacity to manufacture in millions per week
Roll out from next week."
So hopefully they will be used in the airports that I mentioned last night  |
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Roll-out of 2 new rapid coronavirus tests ahead of winter
Millions of new rapid coronavirus tests will be rolled out across NHS hospitals, care homes and labs from next week.
Published 3 August 2020
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Both tests will be able to detect COVID-19 and other winter viruses in just 90 minutes
New tests will hugely increase testing capacity ahead of winter, delivering fast results that will help to break chains of transmission quickly |
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"Roll-out of 2 new rapid coronavirus tests ahead of winter
Millions of new rapid coronavirus tests will be rolled out across NHS hospitals, care homes and labs from next week.
Published 3 August 2020
From:
Department of Health and Social Care
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Both tests will be able to detect COVID-19 and other winter viruses in just 90 minutes
New tests will hugely increase testing capacity ahead of winter, delivering fast results that will help to break chains of transmission quickly"
Yes it's good news
Apparently the the testing part is only the size of a garden barbecue...so totally portable and can be set up in no time at all. Knocks the spots off sending all the way to the usa to be processed.
A big game changer like I said last night |
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"Could this be the way to get flights working again
Your thoughtsMaybe but takes time to roll out to society in general"
Not by what they said this morning...totally portable. |
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"And this morning live interview on news.
Checked and validated
Capacity to manufacture in millions per week
Roll out from next week.
So hopefully they will be used in the airports that I mentioned last night "
hope not it should be rolled out where its most needed first .. nhs carehomes the elderly the ill and sick and then all those who kept working while other stayed at home all those people who kept the country running because we will need them if a second wave comes and the kids at school to try and keep them covid free too ...holidays and unnecessary travel should be last |
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"And this morning live interview on news.
Checked and validated
Capacity to manufacture in millions per week
Roll out from next week.
So hopefully they will be used in the airports that I mentioned last night
hope not it should be rolled out where its most needed first .. nhs carehomes the elderly the ill and sick and then all those who kept working while other stayed at home all those people who kept the country running because we will need them if a second wave comes and the kids at school to try and keep them covid free too ...holidays and unnecessary travel should be last "
That is kind of obvious and is already happening...the point of the airports having it is to stop the threat of people coming in with it too. They can be tested and wait for 90 minutes before getting let loose.
Flights are happening if we like it or not. This will stop external re-infection. |
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Just saw the sample collection on the bbc news. Looks simple. Details of the device and testing procedure are a bit sketchy. If it works it will be great. My only worry as a scientist is speeding things up, lowering sample size and increasing signal amplification can increase errors which can reduce accuracy. I hope it is the game changer the government says it is. |
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"Just saw the sample collection on the bbc news. Looks simple. Details of the device and testing procedure are a bit sketchy. If it works it will be great. My only worry as a scientist is speeding things up, lowering sample size and increasing signal amplification can increase errors which can reduce accuracy. I hope it is the game changer the government says it is."
Yeah me too.
Time will tell on the success rate but hopefully it will stop a lot of transmission.
Which is what we've been crying out for |
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