LFTs

Luckygirl3 Thu 23-Dec-21 09:43:44

I take a lateral flow test and send the result to the NHS. They send me a text telling me that my test is negative, I use that text to get into a venue that requires one.

But I could have been lying - I could have had a positive result or not even really done the test at all, just used the number on the test then binned it.

How is this keeping us safe?

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LtEve Fri 24-Dec-21 15:21:00

You can have a negative PCR after a positive LFT without faking the LFT Doodledog. They are not 100% either way.

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ALANaV Fri 24-Dec-21 17:00:37

Most annoying thing is when you CAN'T get HOLD of an lft to do !!!!!

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Teacheranne Sat 25-Dec-21 01:19:25

ALANaV
Most annoying thing is when you CAN'T get HOLD of an lft to do !!!!!

I think things have settled down now, I have been able to order two boxes of tests from the gvt website this week, both have already been delivered. I needed two boxes as I have my sister staying with me and we are both testing frequently so we can visit various family members while she is visiting us.

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Hetty58 Sat 25-Dec-21 01:56:57

LFTs - 80-90% accurate, if done properly - so still quite a risk to take. It's recommended that we do them an hour before contact, as Omicron can multiply so rapidly.

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Harmonypuss Sat 25-Dec-21 03:20:02

Not sure where the POST are who can't lay their hands in LFT testing kits but I'm in Birmingham, UK and I went into several supermarkets near home yesterday and there were people handing out boxes of kits in Sainsbury's and Asda.

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mistymitts Sat 25-Dec-21 04:45:33

To the previous poster who mentioned attempted murder, could you draw a comparison to an HIV infections person knowingly having unprotected sex with someone. This has been prosecuted successfully in the past, not sure of the charge though.

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FarNorth Sat 25-Dec-21 04:48:01

JaneJudge
I'm sure my post makes sense. I think there must be a sliding scale of what people feel is the moral thing to do.

Some people are happy to slide a lot further than others.

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mistymitts Sat 25-Dec-21 04:48:15

I think when you send the results to NHS with a scan of the QR code along with your own individual NHS number it is personal to you only, but this does not stop someone else taking the test for you. If people are willing to cheat, then perhaps the only way forward is mandatory vaccination?

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Calendargirl Sat 25-Dec-21 07:13:43

Chatting to my DD in Australia last night, she said that unless they go to a test centre, they have to pay for a LFT. Well, I assume she meant LFT as her husband had to go to a pharmacy to buy one before he was allowed in to a place to work,

$20 for one test! The test centres are always flat out.

We don’t realise how lucky we are getting them free.

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Audi10 Sat 25-Dec-21 07:32:53

There is always a way round these things, I find it absolutely disgusting that lots will do this to do what they want to do regardless of other peoples wellbeing!

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kwest Sat 25-Dec-21 22:05:05

Oh my goodness. I am becoming increasingly paranoid about
the spread of this wretched virus and stupidly it never occurred to me that people would cheat. I am even more paranoid now.

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Shropshirelass Sun 26-Dec-21 09:47:42

We had exactly the same conversation yesterday with my family, we had all done tests before we met up and sent photos of the results to show everyone. We knew they were the right photos but even this could be manipulated. I wouldn’t trust any results unless I knew the integrity of the person testing!

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JdotJ Mon 27-Dec-21 07:11:06