Antigen testing could help open aviation, chief scientific advisor says

Professor Mark Ferguson believes the mass rollout of serial rapid antigen testing could help reopen the aviation industry in a safe manner. File photo

The mass rollout of serial rapid antigen testing could see the country “potentially dispense with mandatory hotel quarantine” and help reopen the aviation industry in a safe manner, the Government’s chief scientific advisor has said.

Speaking at a meeting of the Oireachtas transport committee on Wednesday, Professor Mark Ferguson, director general of Science Foundation Ireland, called for immediate action on rolling out pilot schemes for antigen testing.