BBCNEWS BBC News December 22, 2021 21:03:00
It's still possible to be carrying the virus and it not show up on lateral flow tests. most of the transmissions occur right at the beginning of the incubation period, even before people have symptoms. so shortening that isn't such a bad idea. shortening it and adding the added security of doing a couple of tests that are actually quite good at detecting whether someone is infectious or not — that's what the lateral flow tests do — this seems reasonable to me. more than 51 million people aged over 12 in the uk have had at least one covid vaccine — nearly 31,000,003 doses. now all 16 and ...