In the last year, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the risks of working in what was already one of the most hostile environments on Earth. But, with the first anniversary of the outbreak not long in our collective rear-view mirrors, offshore workers in the North Sea are facing a twin threat: emerging new variants of
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With the increased roll out of COVID vaccinations, more than 22 million people in the UK alone have had their first injection, there are a number of questions arising relating to testing and the results of the different tests. What exactly does the Vaccine do? The two vaccines currently being used in the UK work
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The Sars-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve with novel variants of the virus being described in: Denmark, Kent, South Africa, Brazil, California and now Finland. Each variant represents a change in the genetic make-up of the virus (the genome), which in some cases alters the behaviour of the virus. The concern about the latest Finnish variant
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With the UK government stockpiling tests and Operation Moonshot gearing up for mass testing there is an acceptance that testing for Covid-19 is an important part in the effort to control the current pandemic. The lateral flow tests that are being proposed are a move away from the accepted “gold standard” PCR test for detecting viruses
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Testing for the presence of Covid-19 has been used to inform policy in many sectors. With regards to the off-shore industry pre-mobilisation testing has undoubtedly contributed to the enviable safety record of the industry during the current pandemic, however all tests are associated with potential inaccuracies. The key questions to ask about any test are:
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Aberdeen-based TAC Healthcare Group has rolled out the latest in COVID-19 testing technology, from UK-based life sciences company, LumiraDx, in a bid to help stop the spread of the virus. The innovative new test kits, which are small and highly portable, can detect the COVID-19 antigen protein from a nasal swab, producing results in just
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TAC invests in latest technology to provide an even faster COVID-19 testing service to our customers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, technologies are playing a crucial role in keeping our industry functional in a time of lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing. We have invested in two of the latest testing solutions to ensure our clients and
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Great to see the work we’re doing to help operators ensure the safety of their Offshore Workers covered in Energy Voice.
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COVID-19 antibody tests
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Never have we been so proud of our team at TAC, everyone has worked their socks off over the last few months to provide COVID-19 testing. Their hard work encompassed with the amazing support from our clients, their patience and understanding, whilst we have worked to increase our testing capacity here in Aberdeen. We thank
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