Free Covid tests arrived!

[mnhtnbb]

I hope I never need them.

[FloridaBlues]

1. Received mine yesterday too.Thank you President Biden!

[PoliticAverse]

2. "BinaxNow is the cheapest test out there, but it's also the most likely to be wrong...

From: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/05/04/1024450/at-home-covid-test-review-accuracy-binaxnow-lucira-ellume/

BinaxNow is the cheapest test out there, but it’s also the most likely to be wrong, missing about one in seven real infections. Abbott cautions that results “should be treated as presumptive” and “do not rule out SARS-Cov-2.”

[mnhtnbb]

6. There is more recent data on reliability for BinaxNow

The article you cite is from last May. We've since experienced both Delta and Omicron variants, which would be important to detect with any test. This review article was published in December 2021.

Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test is an FDA-approved test for viral antigens (proteins) and does not require a prescription. It uses an anterior nasal swab, and results are available at home in approximately 15 minutes. It correctly identifies positive cases 91.7% of the time and correctly identifies negative cases 100% of the time.

It costs roughly $25.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/best-at-home-covid-test-5209818

[Tanuki]

3. Me too...I hope it's like carrying an umbrella 🌂

on an overcast day, hoping you don't need it but fearing that if you leave it home it will rain just to mess with you.
Good luck and good health to all!

[Totally Tunsie]

4. Interesting...we received a different brand.

They have an expiration date of 7/7/22. Hopefully, they'll go unused...hope yours do too!

[Irish_Dem]

5. Got mine a couple of days ago.

Yes I hope I don't need them but I am glad to have them.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. I got my tests on Saturday

[Fla Dem]

8. Got mine Saturday. About 2 weeks after ordering.

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