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  • [ ]data released from the Liverpool pilot programme showed that this test detected just 48 89% of covid-19 infections in asymptomatic people when compared with a PCR test 1 When questioned about the letter a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care told The BMJ, “The government is committed to using lateral flow tests in community testing to break the chains of transmission among those with asymptomatic infection Less accurate However, experts have argued that it does not make sense that lateral flow tests—which are far less accurate than PCR tests—are considered good enough for mass asymptomatic testing, while PCR testing is being avoided because of its potential for false reassurance Mike Gill, former regional director of public health for the South East England region, said, “This letter has emerged as [the education secretary] Gavin Williamson has announced the introduction of widespread testing in schools with the statement, ‘This expansion of testing into schools and colleges will ensure more certainty for children and parents and everyone working so hard in education
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  • BMJ_:_British_Medical_Journal_(Online)
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  • WHO
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  • Covid-19: Mass testing is inaccurate and gives false sense of security, minister admits
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  • #1020993
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  • 2020

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