Increasingly frustrated with the political and bureaucratic shambles & #39;directing& #39; lab diagnostics for #COVID19. There are constant calls for more testing, but we& #39;re receiving less than half the number of samples we could test. 1/2

However, we& #39;re not supposed to test staff samples, but instead they are being sent to Germany!
Meanwhile & #39;national diagnostic hubs& #39; (staffed with PhD students) are being prioritised for reagent supply over our lab (staffed by qualified healthcare scientists). https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Face with look of triumph" aria-label="Emoji: Face with look of triumph"> 2/2

Undoing the chronic lack of funding and belt-tightening imposed on the labs who have been doing this type of work for years (decades) would be more helpful than reinventing the wheel. (oops, that& #39;s 3/2 - time to stop moaning now!)