{"id":54715,"date":"2022-01-11T10:37:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=54715"},"modified":"2022-01-11T10:37:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:37:42","slug":"are-lateral-flow-tests-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/are-lateral-flow-tests-accurate\/","title":{"rendered":"Are lateral flow tests accurate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Yes! Rapid lateral flow tests are <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMDcuNTE0MjgzNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb3YudWsvZ292ZXJubWVudC9uZXdzL2NvbmZpcm1hdG9yeS1wY3ItdGVzdHMtdG8tYmUtdGVtcG9yYXJpbHktc3VzcGVuZGVkLWZvci1wb3NpdGl2ZS1sYXRlcmFsLWZsb3ctdGVzdC1yZXN1bHRzIn0.knG9LcbL66rNEq3l94Dr6_uuoLajERsuqJeOLgtmlIc%2Fs%2F172374962%2Fbr%2F124336470846-l&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7C704e5808c0914d589fe808d9d200987c%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637771722273639996%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=iBRSGWY2WvG%2Bl40ErLT6euWfiF083vjYnJ9QnOlYRb0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most useful at identifying coronavirus in people without symptoms<\/a>, and are over 80 per cent effective at finding people with 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