A correspondent of mine recently tested positive for Covid (via a PCR), but the lateral flow tests differed in results. The photos show 2 occasions where a lateral flow was taken, on each occasion with a new style LFT (with the blue writing) and an older style LFT. In each case, the older LFT showed a clear positive, while the new one showed not even a faint positive line.
Anyone seeing this, please can you tell me if you have shown symptoms but not tested positive on the newer LFTs to detect Covid?
I wonder why the tried and clearly tested older LFTs have been changed to the newer (and apparently less accurate) ones!
This is obviously of concern because the early symptoms may have been mistaken for hay-fever and Covid spread more widely as a result. Health Minister. Deputy Renouf has recently suggested taking more LFTs as cases have increased substantially recently, but is he aware that the newer LFTs may be less able to detect Covid?
Anyone seeing this, please can you tell me if you have shown symptoms but not tested positive on the newer LFTs to detect Covid?
I wonder why the tried and clearly tested older LFTs have been changed to the newer (and apparently less accurate) ones!
This is obviously of concern because the early symptoms may have been mistaken for hay-fever and Covid spread more widely as a result. Health Minister. Deputy Renouf has recently suggested taking more LFTs as cases have increased substantially recently, but is he aware that the newer LFTs may be less able to detect Covid?
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