CMO Very Concerned About DIY Antigen Tests Sold By Supermarkets

Lidl has announced it's selling them to customers from today

The tests are far less accurate at detecting Covid-19 than other types such as PCR.

Dr Tony Holohan says he's worried about people getting false reassurance:

"Just to give you a practical example: in a situation where it is easily available to people to go and buy antigen tests, we're concerned that somebody could go into supermarkets and buy, for example, a pound of sausages, charcoal for barbecue and an antigen test, and think that they don't have to take the restrictions. That represents a real risk to our pandemic response."