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London expert issues urgent warning to anyone doing a lateral flow Covid test

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London expert issues urgent warning to anyone doing a lateral flow Covid test

Post by Kitkat Tue 28 Dec 2021, 17:13

London expert issues urgent warning to anyone doing a lateral flow Covid test

There is one thing everyone should add when doing a test

Ella Doyle, London News
Those doing “nose only” lateral flow tests should swab their throat as well to avoid false negatives, experts have warned.

As Omicron cases have soared in the Capital, many are reliant on lateral flow tests to check if they have coronavirus before seeing family and friends.

However, experts in London have raised concerns about the tests, with many urging that swabbing only your nose is not as accurate.

Professor Jennifer Rhon, cell biologist at University College London (UCL), posted about her own experience with the “nose only” tests on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/JennyRohn/status/1475410068019585027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1475410068019585027%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylondon.news%2Fnews%2Fuk-world-news%2Flondon-expert-issues-urgent-warning-22588436

An assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard, Dr Michael Mina, explained why this may be the case, Wales Online reports.
He said: "Symptoms are starting very early with Omicron.
“This means that there is a chance the virus isn't yet growing in the nose when you first test [as the] virus may start further down.
“Throat swab + nasal may improve chances a swab picks up virus.”

Currently, the Omicron wave is leading to less hospital admissions than previous strains of the virus.
Data on the Government's Covid dashboard shows that there were 8,474 people in hospital with Covid on Monday (December 27) whereas on the same day in 2020 there were 19,277.

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