hold the rats… we are not ready yet…
ok now we are!
“”Australia’s adoption of rapid antigen tests has been slower than other countries, such as the US and UK, a strategy which TGA boss John Skerritt previously admitted was deliberate.
“We’re saying to companies, submit your data, show us, but we can’t formally make an approval decision until we get a signal from the government,” Professor Skerritt told NCA Newswire in September.
“It’s a decision for the government. Firstly, when they feel an appropriate time is to commit such tests. But then secondly, we’ve got to have the tests that are actually ready to go and designed so they can be used by non-professional people.”
That signal eventually came from the Health Minister the day after NCA Newswire revealed the reason for the delay.
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