im also dumb and they're expired

  • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]
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    2 months ago

    Some of them have extended expiration dates depending on when you got them.

    https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests

    • Chronicon [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      the lot numbers are visible. They all expired Jan 2024 even with the extended dates

  • sovietknuckles [they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Antigen tests are only about 25% accurate, and if you can take an at-home molecular test (which has PCR test accuracy and takes about 30 minutes), you would get better results.

    I use Pluslife, ordered from Altruan (based in Germany) with discount codes from virus.sucks, which is 98% accurate. It took almost month to receive the device itself, but if you order the tests separately, they arrive faster (in my case, 9 days from when I ordered them).

    • Chronicon [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      oh damn that's cool....

      looks at prices "Fuck"

      I may try to get this with the discount, it really scratches an itch for me but I also feel like it wouldn't get much use. I have comrades who might benefit but idk how to coordinate sharing such a device.

      • sovietknuckles [they/them]
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        2 months ago

        Altruan is just a reseller and Pluslife is based in China, but I haven't found a way to order directly from them or from a cheaper reseller.

        • Chronicon [they/them]
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          2 months ago

          yeah...

          Closest I'm seeing is the "contact us" page for this company: https://en.seamaty.com/index.php?s=/sys/309.html