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Belgium Bans COVID-19 Antibody Self-Tests But UK Goes Ahead

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

While the UK is moving forward quickly to provide COVID-19 antibody self-testing, the Belgian government considers the tests not sufficiently accurate to be used in the pandemic.

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Belgium has banned self-tests for the presence of antibodies to SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID19 until 17 September. Meanwhile, Public Health England (PHE) could be just days away from approving a first government-approved COVID-19 antibody self-test for distribution via Amazon.

COVID-19 self-tests will be in high demand as they would enable people, in theory at least, to make lifestyle choices...

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