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A group of scientists have responded to criticisms about rapid turnaround coronavirus tests, as they sought to dispel “factual errors” made by other experts. Some 14 professors and health leaders refuted claims made in an article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which stated that a mass rollout of lateral flow tests in care homes, schools, communities and by “untrained people at home” could cause “serious harm”. Diane Schofield takes a lateral flow test (Danny Lawson/PA) This claim was rejected by scientists including Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for NHS T...

The truth about lateral flow devices – how reliable and accurate are they? 'LFDs are designed to tell you whether you are infectious for the next 12 hours: no longer than that. They only work if used daily' 19 January 2021 • 5:30am A student takes a swab for a lateral flow Covid-19 test at the University of Hull Credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP More than a billion pounds has been spent on rapid coronavirus testing, hailed by Boris Johnson as Britain’s “Moonshot” at stopping Covid-19 in its tracks. Cheap, readily-available and able to produce a result in as little as 20 minutes, the Prime Min...

The accuracy of the devices has come under recent scrutiny by experts.

One expert said if people knew how bad the lateral flow test is they ‘wouldn’t bother getting it’.