Coronavirus: Scientists publish advice to government
Scientists advising ministers on Covid-19 feared people would deliberately try to catch the disease or buy fake test results if"immunity passports" were introduced, newly released papers show.The 16 Sage documents cover the science and ethics advice around coronavirus.
Experts on the scientific pandemic influenza group on behaviours , which feeds into Sage, were worried that the tests may not be accurate enough, meaning some people might go back to work thinking they had immunity when they did not. "There is some evidence from previous public health crises that misunderstanding test results can affect adherence to risk-reducing behaviours," says the document.
The group also suggested some people might try to game the system, buying fake test results for their immunity passport or purposely seeking to catch coronavirus.The lockdown decision was taken by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after Sage was presented with modelling evidence suggesting intensive care units across the country would be swamped
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