You Can Go Swab Yourself – IOTW Report

You Can Go Swab Yourself

‘A much easier process’: Trump touts potential of ‘self-swab’ coronavirus test.

WaEx: President Trump said researchers are looking into the efficiency of “self-swab” coronavirus tests that he noted can be less invasive than the current testing methods.

The president made the announcement at a White House press conference Wednesday. The conferences have become daily affairs with Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and the coronavirus response team, providing updates and answering questions. The president pointed out that he himself had a coronavirus test and said it was “not very nice.”

“We’re working with several groups to determine if the self-swab, a much easier process than the current process that’s not very nice to do. I can tell you because I did it,” he said. “We have a current process that’s a little bit difficult if you haven’t done [it].

“The other’s very effective, very accurate. But we’re going to see if we can do self-swab, which would be a lot more popular, I can tell you that,” he emphasized. more

7 Comments on You Can Go Swab Yourself

  1. Wisely anticipating this, I shoved a Q-tip up my doggie’s bung two weeks ago. I’m storing it in the fridge ’til the census taker comes around, I figure he can get it to headquarters efficiently.

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  2. me and the wife just swabbed ourselves, the MiL in the garage, a couple of neighbor kids and the homeless vet down the street
    hope they use some science to straighten em all out …

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