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so the missus's kit has arrived. its a wondfo one. which a quick google says they are faulty

says "antibidy test lateral flow method"

Thank you very much for signing up to the REACT2 COVID-19 home testing research study run by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI. We have received significant interest from volunteers like you to take part in the study and we wanted to let you know that this might lead to some slight delay in getting the testing materials to you.

We are evaluating a number of antibody tests to understand how easy people find them to use at home. Your participation and feedback on the antibody test you receive will help us to improve the way people do antibody testing at home.

Once you get the test, please read all the instructions provided very carefully. As described in the invitation letter you received, you should not change your behaviour based on the test result as it may not be accurate. We are asking you to try out this test ONLY to understand how easy it is to use, not to provide an individual test result. This means a positive test does not necessarily mean you have had COVID-19 and a negative test does not necessarily mean that you have not had COVID-19. Whatever your test result, it is important that you continue to follow the current Government advice that applies to you.

Again thank you for your interest and your test kit materials will be with you shortly.

Best regards,
The REACT Study Team

President Trump suggested Friday that he doesn’t have concerns about the coronavirus tests being administered in the White House, following a recent study showing the test may frequently miss Covid-19 cases.

The White House has frequently highlighted their use of the 13-minute test from Abbott Labs. But this week, CNN reported that a new study from researchers at NYU Langone Health in New York indicated that the test was so inaccurate that it was “unacceptable” for use with their patients.

“No, Abbott’s a great test. It’s a very quick test and it can also be very rapidly double checked. If you’re testing positive or negative, it can always be double checked,” Trump said during a Rose Garden event to announce leadership for the administration’s initiative to develop a coronavirus vaccine in record time.

He also called the test “very portable” and “very quick.”

fyi received a letter from imperial as part of the REACT study team asking if i wanted to be part of a home testing study - they chose random households. in bold letters its states "We are asking you to try out this test ONLY to understand how easy it is to use, not to provide an individual test result" shows that they want to go for easy home testing not roche style ones perhaps?