Indeed INNOVA has not got FDA approval for this purpose.
Is this even the best performing LFT or was it simply the most available when contracts were awarded and, now purchased, being pushed out into use in a context not intended.
I would also ask what sort of swab is intended for home use?
I say that having done a nasopharyngeal swab which made me gag quite a lot.
Good luck with that in a repeated home test. Esp with kids.
And if they intend to use swabbing less complete (eg if cheeks and near the entrance of the nose), what then is the test performance?
We really REALLY need to know as this could be downright dangerous.
How does a negative result alter people’s conduct?
Thread broke.
But some more examples and questions in this continuation thread.
Important and balanced thread on Long Covid and kids.
And remember the primary rules of public health 1/ Act early (well, that ship sailed) 2/ Act fast (that ship has sailed too) 3/ Act decisively (yep- that ship sailed too) 4/ If in doubt apply the precautionary principle. (Um)
(Frost)”became a figure familiar in many workplaces: the frustrated middle manager, whose resentment at an indifferent world that overlooks him gnaws at his pride. Do not underestimate the anger of the men no one remembers.”
John Kerr, a former head of the diplomatic service, described his former staffer as being “very diligent and conscientious, good at carrying out instructions, not always as good at querying instructions”. Kerr didn’t mean it as a compliment.
Damning with faint praise.
Off he went to offer a bit of boosterism to the Scotch Whiskey Industry.
I wonder what they think of him now?
His notable absence of commitment to a Brexit prior to the referendum made him an excellent fit for Johnson. For both Brexit was a career move.
‘If you wanted to design a virus dispersion hub, you could do worse’: the Cheltenham Festival, one year on | Coronavirus | The Guardian
The course was full of coughing, sneezing, shouting, drunk people. It was a madhouse from the moment we opened. “ theguardian.com/world/2021/feb…
“We were in a box in the Guinness grandstand on one of six tables, with a balcony close to the finishing line. There would have been 60 people in the room, and the viewing area was about nine square metres. So it was very crowded. “
These outdoor events are not simply outdoor.
They travel to them on trains, coaches, minibuses, buses, taxis and shared cars.
They use public toilets, bars, and dining facilities. They place bets indoors.
They stay in local hotels and B& Bs. They eat in local restaurants, bars and cafés...then travel home.
SAGE: One in 10 Covid patients die within 5 months of leaving hospital, while almost a third of those who survived the virus had to be readmitted, new research has warned.
Half of patients in hospital with COVID suffered complications apple.news/A-e_qWLA6TDWOI…
💥One in four struggled when they got back home.
💥💥💥. Younger patients under the age of 50 were more likely to suffer complications.
This is far higher than the control group where just 2% died in the same timescales & under 10% needing readmission.