Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether immuno-compromised people who need to undertake COVID-19 testing more regularly than the wider population, from numerous times a week to daily, will remain able to access lateral flow testing for free.
As the First Minister set out we have developing a managed transition plan which will ensure that Scotland continues to have a proportionate and effective testing response as we learn to live with COVID. As part of this we are reviewing the groups of individuals who will need to access a COVID test for treatment in line with the latest clinical advice and risk assessments.