Spread 'em!
Yes there is. You should be ashamed of yourself.
When I first heard about China doing anal swabs this was my immediate thought. A q-tip in the butthole would be way easier than up into the back of my sinuses.
:geordi-no: scraping my brain
:geordi-yes: scraping my prostate
Based. It's been super funny to watch all the diplomats whine about a procedure that's nowhere near as invasive as the lobotomy they do for nasal tests.
I'd take it. I'd rather rest assured I'm getting a more reliable test done and be a little inconvenienced than have to worry if I was getting back false negatives.
Is it more inconvenient? The regular way is pretty gross too, sticking shit deep into your nose and all...
I had two covid tests done in the hospital, was pretty painless honestly but like I said I have no problem getting the anal swab.
Yeah I know it is painless but many people have told me it was very uncomfortable and gross.
I've gotten the nasal swab a few times. Its not that bad. Pretty uncomfortable the first time (made my eyes water a bit), but after that, much more tolerable because you know what to expect.
I'd say the nasal swab is much more convenient than an anal swab because you can do it to yourself anywhere, in public, while an anal swab would require going off somewhere private.
Anyways, talk of whether one is preferable to the other seems kinda irrelevant here when china is apparently having people do both a nasal and an anal swab
Were those self administered tests? Mine were self administered which I assume helps
You might ask to self administer if you ever have to do it again. I dunno. It seems odd to me that some places have a nurse administer and other places have self administered tests.
they should make american diplomats do anal swabs and then nasal swabs with the same swab, in that order, on cam and then be like lol
i've been tested like eight times and it's been a stab at my gag reflex every time
idk why those early videos showed them jamming it into your brain. The test i had didn't go far at all.
It depends on the nurse/facility. I've had friends who experienced both. Supposedly, some official instructions were to probe very deep.
