>> These are the same lateral flow tests of which the UK Govt ordered millions. If
>> you have any, the US Govt advice is put them in the trash!!
Are these the same tests we're using now? The US FDA article refers to a specific brand, Innova, but suggest other LF tests are approved.
The packs I have are generically branded NHS Test and Trace and manufactured by Xiamen in China. They do not appear to work in quite the same way as the FDA describes the Innova test.
The Press Reader article refers to Operation Moonshot; another of the governments money pit failures.
I guess at best they're a 'quick and dirty' solution to rapid home testing for school students and others at risk of becoming infected and spreading the virus. We were advised to take them before visiting the Western Isles which were in Scotland's Zone 1 and then Zone 0, well ahead of the mainland. The Central Belt, where I'm stopping over tonight, is still in Zone 2.
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