UK health screening advisers not involved in 'moonshot' Covid plan

Exclusive: Public health experts say it is ‘incomprehensible’ NSC not consulted on £100bn rapid mass testing projectCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government ’s health screening advisers have not been involved in Boris Johnson’s “moonshot” project to test the entire population for Covid-19, an omission public health experts have described as “incomprehensible”.The National Screening Committee, which advises ministers and the NHS about “all aspects of population screening”, has not been consulted on the £100bn plans for mass surveillance involving up to 10m coronavirus tests every day.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 11, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Boris Johnson Politics Infectious diseases UK news Science Source Type: news