Hancock mentioned this 'slightly' in the briefing today. Talking about certification if you get a test and what you might be able to do.
Sounds good if you are positive - but it might well encourage people who think they would get a mild disease to try to get infected or to be less cautious if they think that this will give them an advantage
Not just me who thinks this.
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Some employers maydiscriminate on the basis of antibody status. This might includenot permitting those testing Antibody Negative to return to work, or only taking on new staff with Antibody Positive test results. Work may also be allocated among employees based on test status with, for example,customer-facing work being allocatedto those who have tested Antibody Positive. In some circumstancesthis may be appropriate, but in others this might constitute adverse discrimination. This risk applies across all occupational sectors. 4.System GamingIf a test result is a requirement for a resumption of work, a range of strategies to ‘game’ the system mayarise. These include people deliberately seeking out infection or attempting to purchase a fake test result, commercial organisations selling unapproved tests, or approved tests becoming available through private organisations at prices that make them unavailable to mos