While ministers maintain it's time to ‘learn to live with the virus’, many fear the move is too soon and could hit vulnerable groups hardest Free mass Covid testing in England ends today
will remain affordable and accessible for everyone that wants one. Once tests are no longer free, private providers will step in to provide lateral flow tests, with individual tests for sale from a few pounds.Professor Sridhar is concerned that moving away from free testing could mean it “becomes a luxury good”. Against the backdrop of the“It’s going to have a disproportionate impact on those who just can’t afford to have it but also who are most at-risk,” she continued.
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