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EXCLUSIVE: Innova coronavirus test put into NHS packaging for 'flexible use' Manufacturer instructions say it is for professional use on people with symptoms But Department of Health is giving it to people without symptoms to self-test Experts said rebrand was 'unusual' and wouldn't be needed for a quality product Scientists warn the self-test kit isn't fit for purpose and its use should be stopped
Government urged to pause non-lab tests for asymptomatic cases amid fears over accuracy
Professor Jon Deeks, a biostatistician from the University of Birmingham, accused the Government of making lateral flow tests seem 'better than they are' Boris Johnson's extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing scheme could accelerate Covid's spread because the tests are so inaccurate, a top expert has warned. Professor Jon Deeks, a testing expert at the University of Birmingham, accused the Government of making lateral flow tests seem 'better than they are' in a bid to justify the £100billion scheme. Professor Deeks and other scientists are concerned that the tests are significan...
Some experts are worried that England's rollout of rapid test kits for people without COVID-19 symptoms could backfire due to the test's limited accuracy.
This week, the mass regular testing of people who cannot work from home will begin. This is, according to Jose Vazquez-Boland, chair of infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh’s medical