The following is a summary of “Can self-testing be enhanced to hasten safe return of healthcare workers in pandemics? Random order, open label trial using two manufacturers’ SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow ...

Advocate Ian Kermode has criticised the practice of routine Covid-19 testing using lateral flow tests (LFTs) in island schools. Mr Kermode said he had been contacted by ’a number of parents’ who were ...

Objective To determine if the sensitivity of the lateral flow test is dependent on the viral load and on the location of swabbing in the respiratory tract in children. Design Phase 1: Routinely ...

Durham University plans to close some LFT centres, by the end of February, but free testing will remain available for all staff and students throughout Epiphany Term. Staff at testing centres were ...

For most of us, the covid LFT testing experience is nerve wracking as we anxiously wait to see whether we will return two hard red lines. The image signifies the likelihood that we have come down with ...

We thank Prof Deeks for taking the time to read our study and respond to our published manuscript [1]. He argues that “The high sensitivity [of the study] is created by a flaw in the study design, as ...