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Following the roll-out of rapid testing, UKHSA has published further analysis of rapid testing using lateral flow devices (LFDs).
The findings show the tests are more sensitive (how good the test is at detecting true positives) with higher viral loads (people most likely to be infectious).
The performance data includes studies submitted to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as part of the exceptional use authorisation.
Routine post-market surveillance also shows there is no significant difference in the InnovaLFDs ability to detect the Delta and Alpha variants.
Further evaluationof rapid testing with LFDs between November 2020 and March 2022 supports the earlier finding tha