Lateral flow testing is as important as ever as Scots are no longer required to take a PCR test to confirm a positive Covid result.
19.12.2021 - 21:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An epidemiologist has raised concerns about the validity of lateral flows and encouraged the government to review its guidance.
Irene Peterson, a professor of epidemiology at University College London, has urged the government to advise people not to use lateral flow tests until just before they meet up with their friends and family.
Current guidance from the government recommends taking a test “if you will be in a high-risk situation that day”.
Peterson, said official advice should be
Lateral flow testing is as important as ever as Scots are no longer required to take a PCR test to confirm a positive Covid result.
Coronavirus case numbers have risen to record highs over the last few weeks due to the Omicron variant.
A woman was blasted online after trying to sell lateral flow tests in the face of a huge country-wide shortage.
Scots are being urged to refresh their internet webpage if they are unable to order coronavirus lateral flow tests (LFTs) on the UK Government website.
Lateral flow tests are being sold for profit online as pharmacies across the country run out of the Covid-19 testing kits.
To help stop the spread of coronavirus, Scots are urged to regularly test themselves using l ateral flows.
Many of us are taking regular lateral flow tests to help reduce the spread of Covid, however, one doctor has raised concerns over our result interpretation.
A very faint positive line on a lateral flow test may be a sign of a wrong Covid result, a doctor has said.
We have all had to get used to taking regular lateral flow tests in recent weeks.
A family has been left “utterly devastated” after their Christmas presents were stolen by burglars - who also grabbed medicine, cash, jewellery and even lateral flow tests.
As Christmas Day edges nearer, many people have been left without lateral flow tests.
Omicron has become the dominant coronavirus strain in Rochdale, the borough’s director of public health has confirmed.
Anyone visiting Forth Valley Royal Hospital is being told they must take a lateral flow test before doing so.
The NHS could still be under huge pressure despite the possibility that the Omicron variant may cause milder disease, a leading UK scientist has said.
The number of lateral flow tests carried out in Scotland increased by more than two-thirds last week, the latest data shows.
Some Scots have expressed doubts over the accuracy of lateral flow testing kits following the emergence of the Omicron variant.
A public health expert has warned that lateral flow tests 'expire very quickly' and encouraged the government to update its guidance.