Where are people getting at home Covid tests that actually work?

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thanks PPs. We have tried numerous times on the free ones from DCPS only for the kids to test positive at the pediatrician the same day and on a separate occasion for DH to then test positive at his General Practioner. The brands have not worked in our home multiple times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks PPs. We have tried numerous times on the free ones from DCPS only for the kids to test positive at the pediatrician the same day and on a separate occasion for DH to then test positive at his General Practioner. The brands have not worked in our home multiple times.

Try Binax. I also recently had two negatives on the freebies and same day positive with Binax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks PPs. We have tried numerous times on the free ones from DCPS only for the kids to test positive at the pediatrician the same day and on a separate occasion for DH to then test positive at his General Practioner. The brands have not worked in our home multiple times.

Try Binax. I also recently had two negatives on the freebies and same day positive with Binax.

Op back. Thank you I will look these up. The two brands we have had are iHealth and CareStart. My aunt passed away from Covid last year in June so I am likely somewhat proactive about catching it early. I am also immunocompromised.

[Anonymous]

We use FlowFlex and have not had a problem with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Binax.

We get four/month free with our insurance.

Still I thought they ended that last may?

[Anonymous]

We have never had an issue with free or paid tests. We are now paying for the same test brand that used to come for free. You seriously might want to consider if you are not swabbing for long enough or high enough in the nose.

https://a.co/d/c4WCk9X

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Binax.

We get four/month free with our insurance.

Still I thought they ended that last may?

DP- we just looked into this and United healthcare does not cover it. The program ended last year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks PPs. We have tried numerous times on the free ones from DCPS only for the kids to test positive at the pediatrician the same day and on a separate occasion for DH to then test positive at his General Practioner. The brands have not worked in our home multiple times.

Try Binax. I also recently had two negatives on the freebies and same day positive with Binax.

Op back. Thank you I will look these up. The two brands we have had are iHealth and CareStart. My aunt passed away from Covid last year in June so I am likely somewhat proactive about catching it early. I am also immunocompromised.

DP. I'm sorry about your aunt, OP, and I understand it must be so tough to be immunocompromised in a time when so many are dismissing covid now as nothing, which is wrong.

Try Binax (I've seen them at CVS), FlowFlex or the Walgreens "house brand" tests in the dark blue boxes. I find the Walgreens ones pretty easy to use, in fact. It was a Walgreens test that we used when we had covid a few months back. And again, take care re: things like swabbing deeply enough for long enough and not over- or under-wetting test strips, being sure the surface is perfectly flat where the test sits, etc. I find the tests good but some types are VERY fiddly. But it does sound as if the free tests have some issue that isn't necessarily about you! I wish you the best.

[Anonymous]

To get a proper sample you really have to get the swab way up in the nose to the point it’s not very comfortable at all, and do the full 5 sweeps around the inside of each nostril. The doctor’s office will be very practiced at this uncomfortable but effective swabbing method.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks PPs. We have tried numerous times on the free ones from DCPS only for the kids to test positive at the pediatrician the same day and on a separate occasion for DH to then test positive at his General Practioner. The brands have not worked in our home multiple times.

Try Binax. I also recently had two negatives on the freebies and same day positive with Binax.

Op back. Thank you I will look these up. The two brands we have had are iHealth and CareStart. My aunt passed away from Covid last year in June so I am likely somewhat proactive about catching it early. I am also immunocompromised.

DP. I'm sorry about your aunt, OP, and I understand it must be so tough to be immunocompromised in a time when so many are dismissing covid now as nothing, which is wrong.

Try Binax (I've seen them at CVS), FlowFlex or the Walgreens "house brand" tests in the dark blue boxes. I find the Walgreens ones pretty easy to use, in fact. It was a Walgreens test that we used when we had covid a few months back. And again, take care re: things like swabbing deeply enough for long enough and not over- or under-wetting test strips, being sure the surface is perfectly flat where the test sits, etc. I find the tests good but some types are VERY fiddly. But it does sound as if the free tests have some issue that isn't necessarily about you! I wish you the best.

Thank you PP! Op here again. Surprisingly even with my immune systems state, I have never tested positive at the physician nor on an at home test. Even displaying the same symptoms at the same time my children and husband tested positive for Covid. I’ll try a few of these other brands and keep them around. It would be good to have some accuracy at home without going to the physician each time.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1

I was about to ask if it were 2020 again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks PPs. We have tried numerous times on the free ones from DCPS only for the kids to test positive at the pediatrician the same day and on a separate occasion for DH to then test positive at his General Practioner. The brands have not worked in our home multiple times.

Try Binax. I also recently had two negatives on the freebies and same day positive with Binax.

Op back. Thank you I will look these up. The two brands we have had are iHealth and CareStart. My aunt passed away from Covid last year in June so I am likely somewhat proactive about catching it early. I am also immunocompromised.

The orange ihealth ones certainly worked for my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1

I was about to ask if it were 2020 again.

Rip VanWinkle just woke up.

[Anonymous]

You don’t have Covid I went four years thinking our tests sucked and we got Covid for the first time in January - all tests lit up instantly. When you know, you know, it’s not the tests.