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Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) accuracy, and (2) usefulness, of lateral flow tests, following reports that the rate of false positives returned by these tests has increased as the prevalence of COVID-19 has fallen.  HL15034

Question HL15034: tabled on 19 April 2021 and due for answer by 4 May 2021

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Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) accuracy, and (2) usefulness, of lateral flow tests, following reports that the rate of false positives returned by these tests has increased as the prevalence of COVID-19 has fallen.  HL15034
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Lord Balfe
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