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So how do you go about getting access to a free box of these lateral flow tests? It's actually really straight forward. You can either: ...
While lateral flow tests are once again available on the government website and able to be picked up from pharmacies, how accurate are these at-home tests in determining whether or not you have ...
Lateral flow has grown beyond the home pregnancy test and has the potential to give people access to a range of quick, affordable and accurate tests they can perform at home to screen for a ...
Lateral flow tests are now the "gold standard" for rapid, take-at-home tests for COVID-19, but what are they, and how do they work? What is a lateral flow test?
However, a new study has found lateral flow tests are more accurate than previously reported and cannot be compared directly to how PCR tests work.
The rise of the omicron coronavirus variant has put an increased focus on regular testing, but are rapid lateral flow tests the right tool for the job?
Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them. Lateral flow ...
Accessible Lateral Flow Assays: Test to Treat, Test to Protect From development to implementation, Rosanna Peeling discusses the importance of rapid tests for public health.
With Omicron overtaking Delta as the UK's dominant variant, some experts have raised concerns over whether lateral flow tests can effectively detect Omicron.
Do I have the flu? How are my organs functioning? All of which can be answered in minutes with a lateral flow test. Thanks to COVID, a new world is being created, and it is a very exciting time.
From 1 April, most people in England will have to pay for a lateral flow test. But under new rules published by the government, free testing will continue for those at risk of “serious illness ...
As part of the government's "living with COVID" plan, free testing in England will come to an end on 1 April. Here's how much lateral flow tests will cost.