Home testing

[JM14]

Probably the first sensible idea from this government, but cant help but feel its far too late, offering this when the tech was available 4/5 months ago would have prevented so many weeks of restrictions

COVID-19: Rapid, twice-weekly coronavirus tests to be offered to everyone in England - including home delivery

Anyone over the age of 18 will be able to collect boxes of seven tests from their local pharmacy, under the new plans.

news.sky.com

 

[Randy]

They should include the antibody test.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

I ordered a home test online on the Wednesday, Royal Mail delivered it on the Thursday
I did the test and walked to the nearest priority postbox Thursday afternoon - got the results Friday night to say I had tested positive for coronavirus
So that system was way quicker than I'd anticipated it would be

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

The Mrs (care worker) has been testing 4 times a week. 2 full fat send-off-in-the-post tests and two quick Lateral Flow tests.

If you don't gag, you haven't done it properly so she says

 

[NoMushroom]

Until they produce something better than having a super-size Q-tip reaching the top of your skull... it's a no from me

Really we need a pin-pr*ck option... like how diabetic's check their sugar levels

 

[JM14]

Until they produce something better than having a super-size Q-tip reaching the top of your skull... it's a no from me

Really we need a pin-pr*ck option... like how diabetic's check their sugar levels

Come on its not that bad, barely even notice it after the first few

 

[Randy]

It's a lot of taxpayer's money though, think I'd prefer it been given to the NHS for the pay rise they are after, also to the fire brigade and police.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

We've been using the lateral flow tests at home since January.