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Melbourne researchers work on rapid test to show COVID immunity – The Age
An accurate test would be crucial for the healthcare sector, allowing doctors and nurses who have been infected and recovered to avoid isolating after contact with ill patients.
But similar tests have run into controversy. The Age revealed in May that the federal government spent almost $10 million on 500,000 antibody tests that independent research showed were too inaccurate to diagnose COVID-19.
An accurate test would be crucial for the healthcare sector, allowing doctors and nurses with immunity to avoid isolating after coming into contact with people with COVID-19.
Promotional material for the program does not specify how the institutes point-of-care tests work. S…
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