Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer? Yes, combined with vaccination, they can add a layer of safety and reassurance by providing results within minutes.
Yes, combined with vaccination, home test kits for COVID-19 can add a layer of safety and reassurance by providing on-the-spot results during this second year of pandemic holidays.
Home kits are not as accurate as the PCR tests done in hospitals and at testing sites, Volk says. But they have the advantage of giving results within minutes instead of days. Adults and teens can test themselves. An adult can test a child as young as 2. How-to videos on product websites can be helpful.Most tests require swabbing about a half inch inside both nostrils, so it may tickle but doesn’t hurt. You will get a positive result if the test detects a viral protein in your sample.
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