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But data suggests that the test performs worse in the real world. Liverpool was the first city to pilot the test for mass testing of people without symptoms – about 125,000 residents took the tests between 6 November and 9 December. Of those, 897 people who did not know they had the virus tested positive. However, tests in the field missed 60% of infections in people who were self-swabbing.
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A reminder that the FDA in USA said this of the Innova LFT as used in the UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/11/us-health-agency-gives-innova-lateral-flow-covid-tests-scathing-review
"In a scathing review, the US health agency suggested the performance of the test had not been established, presenting a risk to health, and that the tests should be thrown in the bin or returned to the California-based manufacturer Innova."