Anyone using / used a Covid home test?

[flatbutt]

I hear the gov'mnt is going to make them available. Anyone?

[cabmandone]

Yep! Have 5 of them on the counter right now. We tested our son this week because he woke up with a scratchy throat. Got them at the public library of all places!

[ltusler]

I read you will have to sign up on a web site to get them.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by ltusler

I read you will have to sign up on a web site to get them.

For the free ones. The 500 million free ones announced yesterday won't be available until sometime in January. You can buy them locally if they aren't sold out.

I have never purchased one.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Yep! Have 5 of them on the counter right now. We tested our son this week because he woke up with a scratchy throat. Got them at the public library of all places!

Which brand Cabby? You are hereby publicly indemnified.

[LWJ]

Will be testing in a few hours. We have our family Christmas dinner today. Read: frail old folks.

Don’t want to kill Grandma.

[Gus Berges]

Could someone please point me in the right direction where to get these free kits?

[wilnj]

We’ve used them. BiNaxNow was the brand. I think it’s about $25 per kit, 2 tests to a kit.

No real idea about accuracy, we’ve only gotten negative results but then again, it was only because of a potential for third party exposure (friend of a friend).

They were simple to use and provided a result in about 15 minutes.

[ErVikingo]

BiNax. Got a bunch at Sams Club to have at hand.

[Zeke]

Sold out everywhere, although you can get lucky. Supposed to be a better supply after the holidays for one or more reasons. Going to get in line at the park in few minutes so I'm good for Saturday's dinner. No guarantee, but better than nothing. My family will all be tested or stay home. They all work in very public jobs or are in school.

Transmission of the Covid virus is said to be at its highest potential the day before symptoms arrive while the common cold is 2-4 days in. Regular flu is similar to Covid.

[craigster59]

I've used both BiNax and Quickview (the one with grandpa and grandkid on the box). Both were accurate but I prefer the Binax because the 2 tests were individually packaged and seemed a little easier to use..

Can't find them around here, all sold out.

[Evans, Marv]

I bought two kits a few days ago at a CVS. I thought we should have some on hand & wanted to get some before they were sold our. The first drug store (Rite Aid) was sold out. $25 apiece.

[911 Rod]

Schools are handing them out for free here and apparently parents are selling them for $150 a pop.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Schools are handing them out for free here and apparently parents are selling them for $150 a pop.

As John Mellencamp said, "That's America...."

[Rikao4]

so you find a test..
now what..
seems everyone is either...
looking to find out their vaccine didn't work..
or complying for paper to enter the local Gulag..

Rika

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Which brand Cabby? You are hereby publicly indemnified.

They are made by Abbott. It's supposed to be a proctored test but my oldest daughter has had to do two each week during her internship at a long term care facility so she told my son what to do. We didn't need a certified test, just wanted to make sure he didn't have the vid or at least be reasonably sure.

[MikeSid]

Originally Posted by Zeke

As John Mellencamp said, "That's America...."

Except it's actually Canada. But I'm sure they have little pink houses up there too.

[gordner]

They are available here still no issue. We have been purchasing the BTNX brand antigen tests from https://rapidtestandtrace.ca/, doubtful they ship to US though. They may have an American arm, they have tons of stock on the kits.

[WPOZZZ]

I have a bunch of the Quickvue tests. The gf's been hanging out with her pal and her pal's roommate was positive. So the gf gave a box to her gf to test, and it was negative. My gf tests and hers showed positive. She did it again and it was positive again. I tested and mine was negative. Had her get a real test on Monday and the PCR test was negative. So be careful of false positives.

[john70t]

Those are only a few years too late.

I called the local Walgreens and spent a half hour on hold. They said sign up online. The website didn't work whatever I tried. Another 20 minutes on hold with the corporate number again who said to call the local number. An hour wasted in a vicious circle. They could have just said "not available".
Called the local Rite Aid. They had a few tests left so hurry up and get there soon. Drove across town. Their tests were full PRC with a 2-5 day result after sent to NJ. They gave me the address of a local government test center nearby.
Went to an unmarked door in a half empty mall. Shabby inside. Run out of boxes. Half a dozen people lined up at counters and a nice woman handling it all. Free. Got my email an hour later.