Tuesday 11 August 2020

Good News Trumps Efficiency?

 


The UK Government's tendency to award massive contracts to people of unproven abilities continues with news that the 'purchased' rapid test for Covid-19 has not even been cleared for use by regulators (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/07/revealed-uk-rapid-covid-test-not-yet-approved-by-regulators?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other). There is not much point in having a test, if it throws up too many false positives and/or false negatives (you might as well toss a coin). I do think that, in their keenness to get a good story and to be seen to be doing something, the Government is wasting both money and a reputation for competence (if that is in anyway still intact).

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