Information given by websites selling home self-sampling COVID-19 tests: an analysis of accuracy and completeness.

Sian Taylor-PhillipsSarah BerhaneAlice J SitchKaroline FreemanMalcolm James PriceClare DavenportJulia GeppertIsobel Marion HarrisOsemeke OsokoguMagdalena SkrybantJonathan J Deeks

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

At the point of online purchase of home self-sampling COVID-19 tests, users in the UK are provided with incomplete, and, in some cases, misleading information on test accuracy, intended use, and test interpretation. Best practice guidance for communication about tests to the public should be developed and enforced for online sales of COVID-19 tests.

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