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Updated wording to reflect that rapid lateral flow tests are usually for people without symptoms of COVID-19. The reliability of Innova tests also depends on who administers them. When they were initially piloted in Liverpool last year, scientists found that in a population of mostly people with symptoms, the test’s sensitivity fell to about 58% when administered by self-trained staff versus 79% when tested by laboratory scientists. In a study that looked at people without symptoms, sensitivity fell to roughly 49% versus PCR tests. How do experts weigh up the pros and cons?

A study published in the Clinical Epidemiology journal in October 2021, conducted by researchers from the University College London, Liverpool University, Harvard University and the University of Bath, found that lateral flow tests are more than 80 per cent effective at identifying positive Covid-19 cases. Testarea exclusivă a exudatului nazal (SureScreen): instrucțiuni pentru setul de testare rapidă COVID-19 Martin Lewis says you may be owed thousands on student loans - see if you've overpaid How much do Covid tests cost? If you work in healthcare settings or in a hospice, you may be able to get free COVID-19 rapid lateral flow tests. This will depend on your job role and if you have symptoms of COVID-19. Please read the guidance and, if you are not sure of your eligibility, speak to your employer.

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Although certification should not be used to stop access to essential public services, public transport and essential shops, it could play a role in managing risks at mass gatherings such as at theatres, nightclubs, festivals or sports events. Certification in the form of testing alone will initially be piloted. Post-May, certification in the form of vaccination and natural immunity will also be trialled. UK-based GP Dr Gary Bartlett told The Independent: “What I often tell my patients is that lateral flow tests are really useful for asymptomatic screening (testing when you have no symptoms). After a positive rapid test result, people should get a PCR test within two days at the latest, online or via 119, the Department of Health said. If the PCR test is negative, it will override the positive rapid result, and the person no longer has to self-isolate. If they don’t do a PCR test within that timeframe, they should self-isolate in line with the original rapid test result. Will rapid tests be used for so-called Covid passports, or certificates, in future?

If anything in your COVID-19 test kit was missing or damaged, or you were harmed using the test kit, report the problem online or call 119. The advice is the same in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, except the legal requirement to isolate remains.Certain autoimmune or inflammatory conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease) You may be at highest risk if you have any of the following conditions - however, this list does not cover everything.