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Stay Safe This Summer With At-Home COVID Rapid Tests
Stay Safe This Summer With At-Home COVID Rapid Tests
COVID-19 has infected over 190 million people worldwide, with more than four million deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge impact on our lives, with many aspects of our society shifting and changing to adapt to the spread of this virus. With COVID-19 measures easing and things returning to the way they were before the pandemic, we must remain vigilant and take great care to protect ourselves from this infectious disease. Transmitted by droplets from coughing and sneezing, this disease is easily transmitted and can affect anyone, regardless of vaccination status.
Let’s learn about at-home COVID rapid tests, and how can they keep us safe.
How to Do the At-Home COVID Rapid Tests
Vaccination and face masks are the best ways to protect yourself from this deadly disease. To protect the more vulnerable people in our society, we need to go the extra mile to ensure that we are safe from this disease and at-home COVID rapid tests would be an effective method of doing so.
Rapid antigen at-home tests are able to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in your system. They are easy to use and simple enough to be administered for yourself or your friends and family, and using these kits can go a long way in restricting the spread of this virus. To use these kits, simply insert a stick with a cotton swab at its end into both your nostrils, roll the stick in each nostril for five seconds, and then immerse the stick into the liquid solution provided. Using a dropper, the liquid is then dripped into a test kit, which would then display the presence of the virus in your system after about 15 minutes.
What Does the Test Results Mean
The results of the at-home COVID rapid tests reflect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If you have a positive result from the test kit, you are infectious even if you are asymptomatic. You should isolate yourself until you receive a negative result. These tests are often considered only valid for the day you complete the test, so it is recommended to do these rapid antigen tests right before an event or visit to another person.
There is a similar test for detecting this virus, the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, which measures amplified viral RNA. Usually more invasive and thorough than the rapid antigen tests, these test kits show results after hours or even days and need to be conducted by a healthcare professional in hospitals or clinics. These tests are pricier. Unless you are symptomatic, it is often advisable to simply use a rapid antigen test.
Stay Safe With ExpressMed
An authorized retailer for all your favorite name-brand health products, ExpressMed is the right place if you are looking to purchase at-home COVID rapid tests. The iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits are FDA/EUA authorized, allowing you to see your results within 15 minutes. With the FDA recently extending the shelf life of these iHealth tests for an additional six months, stay safe and purchase these kits to protect you and your loved ones now!
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