Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan’s views on rapid Covid tests are “inaccurate”, an expert on infectious diseases told politicians on Wednesday. He explained that antigen tests identified people at their most infectious, the “population you want to exclude” from flights, big sporting occasions and other events. “Antigen tests are sufficient to detect anyone who is likely to spread the virus,” Prof Mina said. Antigen tests would detect those people,” he said. Committee member, Michael Lowry TD, argued that the CMO and his staff should be quizzed on their opposition to quicker, cheaper, antigen tests for travel.

Source: The Irish Times June 09, 2021 13:08 UTC