Tag: covid test
Pharmacy Collect service to end from April 1
The Pharmacy Collect service, which allowed people to collect rapid Covid-19 tests to do at home, would end from April 1, 2022 as part...
Viatris launches rapid self-test to detect antibodies developed after Covid-19 jab
American global healthcare company, Viatris, has launched a new rapid self-test for qualitative detection of antibodies developed after Covid-19 vaccinations.
The firm is going to...
Avacta halts sale of Covid-19 rapid antigen lateral flow test to boost Omicron sensitivity
Britain’s biotech firm Avacta Group on Monday (January 10) announced halting sales of its Covid-19 rapid antigen lateral flow test AffiDX to replace antibodies...
‘Free lateral flow tests may end in UK’
Provision of free lateral flow tests could end in the UK, and prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to make the big announcement within...
UKSHA plans to distribute 10.5 million LFD test kits per week in January to meet growing demand
As an unprecedented demand for Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits continues through the Pharmacy Collect service, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is...
Lateral flow tests shortages forcing pharmacy staff to bear customers’ wrath, warns industry
Increased demand and shortages of lateral flow tests are pushing staff at pharmacies to bear the brunt from frustrated customers who are unable to...