[momincombatboots]

I hate to say it, but the false negatives in tests obtained by nasopharyngeal collextions have a high false negative rate. Some folks collecting are too timid. In truth, a great samplee produces brief eye watering pain. Oropharyngeal makes you gag or throw up.

[Zhang Fei]

[I hate to say it, but the false negatives in tests obtained by nasopharyngeal collextions have a high false negative rate. Some folks collecting are too timid. In truth, a great samplee produces brief eye watering pain. Oropharyngeal makes you gag or throw up.]

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Chinese lab techs apparently don’t fool around with their nasopharyngeal collections. They use those cotton buds like backhoes:

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/05/chinese-police-place-britons-in-enforced-isolation-after-ferry-trip
The couple are woken at 7am each day to be tested for coronavirus symptoms, given masks, and even asked about their bowel movements. Later their temperatures are checked again. “The tests are painful,” she said. “The swab up your nose feels like it’s prodding your brain.”