Cheapest place to get lateral flow tests

silvercar

porkisnotmeat said:

Not buying them is the cheapest way unless you're CEV, and frankly, even they don't need them either.

Many care homes and hospitals insist that visitors take a LFT before visiting.

t0rt0ise

porkisnotmeat said:

Not buying them is the cheapest way unless you're CEV, and frankly, even they don't need them either.

Some of us still need them because we are eligible for treatment after a positive LFT. If we didn't have the tests to hand then no treatment. I think I can still get them free but I haven't tried yet.

Flugelhorn

silvercar said:

porkisnotmeat said:

Not buying them is the cheapest way unless you're CEV, and frankly, even they don't need them either.

Many care homes and hospitals insist that visitors take a LFT before visiting.

haven't seen that happen at all in the South West,problem with  LFTs is such low sensitivity that it is pointless relying on a negative result, the only useful result is a positive one - getting a negative one tells you very little

silvercar

Flugelhorn said:

silvercar said:

porkisnotmeat said:

Not buying them is the cheapest way unless you're CEV, and frankly, even they don't need them either.

Many care homes and hospitals insist that visitors take a LFT before visiting.

haven't seen that happen at all in the South West,problem with  LFTs is such low sensitivity that it is pointless relying on a negative result, the only useful result is a positive one - getting a negative one tells you very little

Happens with 2 family members in different care homes. Can’t visit without a negative LFT.

Though their accuracy is about 75-80%, it’s obviously of benefit for the asymptotic. Whereas you can’t rely on it, it does find people who are positive. It is thought that those with higher viral load are more likely to test positive.

KxMx

A friend is still having to do LFT's before visiting their Mum in a care home.