Asymptomatic Covid testing should be wound down as the UK learns to live with the pandemic, one of the country's top coronavirus experts said today. Sir Andrew Pollard, who helped develop the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, said only people who are unwell should be swabbed. Sir Andrew told the group of parliamentarians: 'The decision to boost or not should be scientifically driven. Sir Andrew, the chair of No10's advisory panel JCVI, said there should be a shift in the testing regime. Sir Andrew also told MPs that children who aren't unwell shouldn't have to self-isolate to curb the spread of Covid.

Source: The Nation August 10, 2021 16:03 UTC