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I have no idea if the throat swab makes a difference or not here. What I will say though is that my 5 yearold was testing neg with Affidx and we managed to get an Orient Gene test since it is also an AN and don't need to do a throat swab on a kid, it came back positive straight away.
I agree on the morals part, I'd rather them not have them continuing to distribute a dangerous test. I do think they should have done more due diligence before the first Omicron RNS went out.
However I think they've acted like a tin pot company pretty much all the way through the process of getting this LFT to market. I am fully aware that my emotions are getting the better of me at the moment but I'm extremely angry with the way the company has acted and behaved over the last year and a half.
Trying to get in contact with them is near impossible I've tried calling, emailing and using their website form last week, got my response via an RNS, so good luck to any major pharmas getting in touch looking to partner.....
It's an S Protein issue, he's made the wrong decision here in targeting the spike IMO. Not all tests will be affected, in fact I'd put my money on it that the chinese tests work better with Omicron than Delta etc.
From mine and my close families uses of LFT having all got covid and having access to Affidx tests. Innova and Orient Gene showed positives results every time, backed up by PCR.
In this time Affidx was showing negative, out of 8 Affidx tests during a time where we know we had covid, 2 tested as positive even then the line was extremly feint.
Thanks CO, we're doing ok thanks, hopefully get to return to normal life tomorrow, or today if I test myself with the remaining Affidx tests :-/
I realise they're in a difficult position with this. I always got the feeling from AS this was more of a showcase of the technology rather than a serious stab at taking a bit market share. I think this is the reason they made it a spike protein test over an n-protien as it's easier to bind to and get a more sensitive test. Downside is that it's more open to mutations and here we are....
I'm getting more and more angry about it as the hours go by. The lack of response from the company is absolutly shocking. Not even a stock "thanks for your enquiry" They cost a lot to buy and I was testing my 5 year old with these as they were the least evasive.
She has Covid, as does the Mrs. Utterly fcuked off with it all and annoyed with myself, I thought about selling out last week because of this but just felt to anecdotal a reason and after holding for the best part of two years and getting HUA in the EU I felt like we might be on the turn. Got to go with your gut is the lesson from this.
I posted up about my mate testing pos on Innova and neg on Avacta and was away for a PCR, that was before Christmas. I meant to post an update to that thread. LSE is not showing folks post history for some reason or I'd find it....
I purchased a box of Affidx back in November, and after myself a friend tested positive for Covid recently we both had the same outcome testing with them. I contacted the company last week about these issues amd my concern about the test performance but as seems to be the norm never got a reply from them.
Here's what I wrote:
I’m contacting Avacta as I’m concerned about the performance of the AffiDx Antigen LFT. I bought a pack of 25 from Bioserve in November.
Since I received them I have only ever had negative results. A friend of mine tested positive on the Innova NHS test and was awaiting a PCR result. I dropped off 3 AffiDx tests for him to use, he tried 2 which he tested negative on both. He got his PCR result back which was positive, he then did the 3rd AffiDx test a day later which showed a very feint line to show a positive.
This week after feeling unwell I took did an Innova LFT which produced a positive result, I re-tested on Innova which again showed positive. I tried an AffiDx test which produced a negative result. After booking in for a PCR my result for that came back positive. I’ve tested again today on AffiDx which has shown a very feint positive line.
This has pretty much matched the results my friend has got using these tests. I have spent a lot of money on these tests and I’m pretty disappointed in the performance against what is supposed to be a very poor performing Innova LFT.
I realise this a small somewhat anecdotal survey but I am concerned about it as I bought these to test my family as I believed them to be superior to the tests the government is distributing. I ’d like to hear from you on this as to whether it’s potentially a bad batch or whether the test isn’t picking up the Omicron variant as well due to spike mutations. I know you have mentioned it works against the variant, but also note it says tests in a hospital setting, from what I’m seeing the test works but only when it’s too late in the infection stage to be useful.
For reference the tests I have are marked with:
REF: 11711125
LOT: AV 25K-006-1
Use date: 2022-02-28
I’d appreciate a response on this, thanks
What a lot of crap, when has the Gov ever been bothered about falling foul of the GLP?
They do what they want and look after their own.
Mate is feeling rough, taken 2 Innovas both positive, dropped off two Affidx tests for him both showing negative.
He’s been for a PCR so should get results tomorrow.
Are false positives quite common on Innovas?
Will update when pcr result comes in.
“Working day and night for uk diagnostics” just another lie from the buffoon at the top.
What are BIVDA doing in all this? Their members have been absolutely shafted and yet they have done nothing to support them or even voice concerns…
It doesn’t matter one bit if there’s a legal loophole or not. The fact is it was morally wrong and an absolute slap in the face for the entire nation and for those that lost loved ones and those working on the front line is is abhorrent. But I expect nothing less from this mob.
One things for sure if it was Starmer, Corbyn or Sturgeon that had done it, it would be in the papers the day after and probably still to this day, and they’d have reaigned. some real dark arts at play keeping this quiet for so long.