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"love the first of the comments
"Yes but the government cant collect our DNA then."

Typical Daily Heil readers...

None of those are the UK-RTC test. All three of them are IgG/IgM tests. The UK-RTC test is an IgG test.

"Let’s put this to bed now. It’s becoming boring. Onwards and upwards #ODX"

I agree. Snowking seems to have started this thread with a straw man proposition anyway...

"Regulator do you know the answer to this question on hep b vaccine measuring immunity"

Funnily enough, I do (I've had all three Hep vaccines) and, as a former front line health worker working with the United Nations and other organisations in high risk areas, I've had lots of other vaccinations as well.

I'd also point out that the antibody test was not developed by Omega as you suggest... ODX is just a manufacturer of the finished product.

"Regulator
Ok , how does immunity get measured in someone post say a Hep B vaccine"

I'm sorry but I'm not sure how that relates to your claim that:

"the Omega white paper talks of the Oxford Vaccine targeting a specific antibody which Omega have used to develop there test towards . So Oxford have worked with Omega and are part of the consortium. So Omega lateral flow test is designed to pick up the Oxford Vaccine effect ."

The simple position is:

- the Oxford vaccine has been shown to provoke an antibody response. That response is across a range of antibodies (not just one as you suggest).
- the UK-RTC antibody test is a single antibody test. It is one of the antibodies that the Oxford vaccine has been shown to provoke.
- there are multiple antibody Covid tests out there as well (e.g. the Mologic Triple Antibody test for example, which ODX also produces).

"Regulator , The Oxford Vaccine is producing a response of antibody production and T cell . Omega can measure the antibody part of response . Not sure what the mystery is to what i said ."

I'm afraid your posts tend to be somewhat opaque in their meaning...

"Twatcher

the Omega white paper talks of the Oxford Vaccine targeting a specific antibody which Omega have used to develop there test towards . So Oxford have worked with Omega and are part of the consortium. So Omega lateral flow test is designed to pick up the Oxford Vaccine effect .

Can anyone measure T cells easily. I dotn think so with a poc test"

I'm sorry but that simply doesn't make sense... that's not how vaccines work.

"Twatcher , i think the Oxford Vaccine is based more on Antibodies , "

Sorry - but I'm not sure what you mean by that...?

This is what our pathology lead was saying on the briefing earlier this week. Doesn't help that there's also multiple mutations circulating in the UK alone (16 at the last count)... some of these mutations will be relatively minor but some of them are presenting challenges for treatment of those who are hospitalised.

" very interested by this comment in the article and of accurate why NO RNS for sure

"Omega Diagnostics has attracted significant orders and interest from African, Latin American and Asian countries for the test."

This could see a rise back to 90p +"

I don't wish to be churlish but I should point out that the WHO prequalification is old news and *was* the subject of an RNS back in August: http://www.omegadiagnostics.com/Portals/0/200821%20-%20WHO%20Prequalification%20received.pdf

"“Face masks could be giving people Covid-19 immunity”
https://twitter.com/Steptoes4/status/1309227173279141893?s=20"

Oh, please.... it's a link to a nonsense article in the Torygraph (probably the most scientifically illiterate paper in the UK - even the Sun has better science coerage).

Interesting... with a bit of a tease.

“ This antibody test is the only one which tests s protein IGG which is the protein which confers immunity ,so buy some now or you may regret it gla‘

Errr... no. IgG is one of five main antibodies (which have a number of subclasses).

CE certification is for professional use. Self-test use requires MHRA approval.

I've sent the link to the MHRA compliance team. Let's see what they come back with.

https://www.thegreenoffice.co.uk/medikit-u2122-rapid-results-covid-19-antibody-test-kit

These are the Medikit tests. The S&S is abysmal 88.66% sensitivity and 90.63% specificity). If these are being sold for self-test it is illegal. I'll flag this link up to MHRA.

You'd sell out that cheap? ;-)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/24/close-to-100-accuracy-airport-enlists-sniffer-dogs-to-test-for-covid-19

Perhaps I need to train our Jack Russell?

People may also want to take a gander at:

https://www.research.ox.ac.uk/Area/coronavirus-research/vaccine

https://covid19vaccinetrial.co.uk/