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WQ.156/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY SENATOR K.L. MOORE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020
Question
Will the Minister provide the Assembly with a table showing the following –
- the brands of the Covid-19 polymerise chain reaction (P.C.R.) tests and antibody tests that are being trialled in the Island;
- the dates on which these tests arrived or, if they have not arrived, the dates on which they are due to be delivered;
- the number of trials that have been conducted to date; and
- confirmation of which testing kits (in both categories) are considered by the Government to be accurate?
Answer
Purpose | 1. Diagnostic tests for individual patients | 2. Population prevalence surveillance: community antibody testing survey | |||
Type of test | PCR | PCR | Serology | Serology | Serology |
Method | Swab | Swab | Blood test (venous sample) | Pin-prick blood sample | Pin-prick blood sample |
(a) Brand | Cepheid | QIAGEN | Abbott | DNA Workplace | Healgen |
(b) Date arrived/ due | 8thApril 2020, followed by fortnightly deliveries | TBC: expected by end June based on initial lead time quoted | Expected to be dispatched w/c 11th May | Initial delivery of samples: 8th April 2020 | Initial delivery on 12th April 2020 |
(c) No Trials | Validation exercise conducted on receipt of tests using 44 test kits | Validation exercise will be conducted on receipt of tests | Validation exercise will be conducted on receipt of tests | Approx. 60 test cassettes tested in a local clinical validation study | Approx. 60 test cassettes tested in a local clinical validation study |
(d) Accuracy: | Test passed verification performed in Jersey Laboratory; test also has UK Government approval | To be validated on arrival | To be validated on arrival | Considered for population prevalence survey; other uses continue to be explored | Considered for population prevalence survey; other uses continue to be explored |