Free COVID tests

29 August 2022, 08:51 AM

wtg

Free COVID tests

There are other ways to get free COVID tests kits, but the federal free tests by mail program is ending.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/2...19-tests-friday.html

By another odd coincidence (I hadn't heard about the program ending), I ordered rounds 2 and 3 last week; I had previously only ordered round 1 when it became available.

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29 August 2022, 09:21 AM

rontuner

Thanks - just ordered ours.

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29 August 2022, 10:09 AM

Mikhailoh

The ones they show there were very ineffective. Tested negative twice while I was symptomatic. used a Roche test and was positive.

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29 August 2022, 10:14 AM

wtg

Good to know.

For round 1, we got ones called Flowflex made by ACON Laboratories.

I'll see what brand(s) we get this time around.

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29 August 2022, 10:20 AM

wtg

Found this piece on Consumer Reports about at home tests.

https://www.consumerreports.or...nswered-a5239963714/

And a list of the various kits and their theoretical accuracy:

https://secure.medicalletter.o...oads/5041a_table.pdf

And I had to look up PPA/NPA.

https://analyse-it.com/blog/20...t-ppa-npa-statistics

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29 August 2022, 12:33 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
Roche test

Where (how) do you get the Roche tests?

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01 September 2022, 06:49 PM

wtg

So I was able to place two orders and they arrived today. One is Abbott's BinaxNow and the other is by InBios.

The first order back in January was FlowFlex.

Test kit smörgåsbord!

Last day to place an order is tomorrow.

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01 September 2022, 07:10 PM

ShiroKuro

I ordered some too.

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01 September 2022, 08:31 PM

Piano*Dad

Ordered mine yesterday. That'll keep me going for a while.

Just found out that the student who sat right by me in class today is now Covid positive ...

02 September 2022, 08:56 AM

Lisa

I requested tests last week after using several of my first batch to test for my covid 2 weeks ago (tested negative when I clearly had it though, so I'm not sure how good they were.)

Anyhow, I received them a few days ago.

8 tests total. Roche brand.

They expire in 3 weeks (!!!)

Thanks US government.

02 September 2022, 09:09 AM

Mikhailoh

I found the Roche brand more accurate than the iHealth ones. They showed negative twice when I was clearly symptomatic.

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12 September 2022, 03:28 PM

wtg

If you have Flowflex tests, the expiration date has been extended.

https://www.aconlabs.com/flowf...helf-life-extension/

And Costco has them on sale:

https://www.costco.com/flowfle...oduct.100825502.html

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14 September 2022, 05:15 PM

CHAS

Got one from a table after getting my bivalent booster yesterday.
Going for an allergy shot in a few minutes.
I wish they made me bulletproof.

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14 September 2022, 05:17 PM

Daniel

We have a stack of them.

Maybe I'll take one.

14 September 2022, 06:20 PM

Daniel

iHealth, scan the bar code, blah, blah.

I can see this will take me some time.