Where are people getting at home Covid tests that actually work?
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Anonymous
| The free ones have never worked in our home. Which tests are people using that actually work? Share a brand if you can. |
Anonymous
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Binax.
We get four/month free with our insurance. |
Anonymous
| Are you sure it’s not just user error? We’ve taken dozens of COVID tests—free government ones, drugstore brands, expired ones, etc and they’ve all worked fine. |
Anonymous
| What do mean they didn’t work? You didn’t get the elusive positive you’re looking for? Perhaps you don’t have Covid. |
Anonymous
| The free ones work just fine. But I've also used a Target brand and Binax. I think you have a user error. |
Anonymous
| We've also used both kinds. All worked. |
Anonymous
Yes, what do you mean? We’ve used tons of Covid tests over the past few years, and they’ve all worked. |
Anonymous
| OP's home has a magnetic bubble surrounding it, which skews the results. |
Anonymous
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why are you still doing this? What difference does it make, what strand of the flu you have? The end result is the same - rest and get better.
jfc, so many covid nutcases on dcum. |
Anonymous
Great way to answer OP's question, PP. Super job. So very on point and helpful. JFC, so many anti-public-health nutcases on DCUM. |
Anonymous
How do you know they don't work? Like you don't get the control line to show up? |
Anonymous
Because op wants a positive results to continue their covid neurosis. |
Anonymous
What exactly isn't working, OP? That would help us answer you. Are you getting negative results on home tests but still feel horrible? Negative results on home tests but then go get a test done by the doctor and those turn out positive? Or positive results that a doctor says were wrong--? What tests are you using -- do you mean the "free ones" delivered in the mail by the government, or free ones you picked up elsewhere? (Some libraries still have covid tests you can pick up for free, for instance.) If you suspect you have covid and don't trust the home tests, please get one from your doctor ASAP and mask in your home until you know for certain, so you have less risk of infecting others in the home. As someone else said, user error could be a problem, whether the wrong results are positive or negative ones. If you're referring to tests where you have to dunk and swirl the swab in a tiny "test tube" of liquid, then drop exactly X drops of liquid onto a test strip: Take care you're not leaving the swab in the tube too short a time, or dropping too many or too few drops onto the test strips. We've oversoaked test strips a time or two and threw them out, then re-tested. Same goes for Binax tests where you have to drop liquid onto the test card--it's easy to put too much or too little on there. An aside before the whole "Why are you still testing, it's like a cold" thing gets going here: Yes, "like a cold" people, some of us have reasons why we still test at times, and our reasons and our choice to test don't affect YOU in any way at all. |
Anonymous
Good question. OP? If the control line isn't showing or the little test result window looks blurry, there may be too much of the test liquid on it. |
Anonymous
| The free ones worked for us. Maybe you just didn't have covid???? |