the spread of Infection in society should be monitored by regularly testing of a representative sample of danes.
But far too few citizens show up when they are being summoned, and therefore, the study almost useless.
It shows a note from the Statens Serum Institute, writes Politiken.
Each week convenes the Statens Serum Institut 1750 representatively selected danes to be tested for the coronavirus.
the total is 5250 citizens been summoned to the test in the first three weeks of the study. But only 1067 has been tested – which is one has been tested positive.
in Addition, there are far more older people than young people among those who actually turned up.
It means that the survey is not representative.
– the Results from the first three rounds shows that there is a low deltagelsesrate to the study. Because of the low deltagelsesrate to the results here should be interpreted with caution, writes the Statens Serum Institut in the note.
According to Jens Lundgren, professor of infectious diseases and chief physician at Rigshospitalet, it means that the investigation is as good as useless.
– You can not use it for a snuff, and it’s really, really too bad. I believe that the most representative test is the single most important instrument we have now, to follow the spread of infection in society, he says to Politiken.
As a part of the political agreement on the reopening of the society adopted an ‘offensive testing strategy’.
The include, among other things, a continuous monitoring of the spread of infection in society.
Therefore, Jens Lundgren, it is vital that it be stressed how important the study is.
– in fact, I would argue that it is a civil ombud, that you make up, if you are being summoned to the test as part of the representative monitoring of the spread of infection. This is what we need, ” says Jens Lundgren to Politiken.