Businesses call for Government to back antigen testing amid delay in vaccines

Isme chief executive Neil McDonnell said the hitches in the supply of vaccines has shown that Nphet should fully back antigen testing as many European countries have already done. 

The Government is facing calls to back the adoption of antigen testing to help parts of the economy reopen amid the delay in the rollout of vaccines.

Isme chief executive Neil McDonnell said the policy of relying on the health restrictions and waiting for the vaccines to defeat the disease should be allied to the adoption of antigen testing to help the economy open up.