COVIDtests.gov<\/a> webpage. It’s expected to be shipped by the end of January.<\/p>\nThis measure is was announced by The White House a month ago.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe fact that you\u2019re able to test and get a result, that can help guide your behavior,\u201d Dr. Mark Burns, UofL Infectious Disease Specialist said.<\/p>\n
As the new variant spreads very fast in Louisville communities, there are long waits in front of the testing laboratories.<\/p>\n
He said that\u2019s the goal behind shipping at-home COVID tests to people\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n
\u201dIt\u2019s difficult for everyone right now if you start to have symptoms or an exposure,\u201d Natasha Sanders, Nurse at Family Health Center in Portland said. \u201cPeople don\u2019t know where to test and testing is backed up a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the White House administration, one set of four tests will be delivered per household.<\/p>\n
Doctor Ken Burns advises following the instructions on the box.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the test strip that you get, those are antibodies in there,\u201d Burns said. \u201cWhen you take your material, you\u2019re exposing those to the antibodies that are there. If those antigens from your test get exposed to those antibodies and should cause a reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to doctors, if a test returns negative but the test taker has symptoms, the patient should assume they have COVID, get a PCR test, and quarantine.<\/p>\n
For asymptomatic people who test and return with a negative result, it\u2019s necessary to test again within 24 to 48 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOUISVILLE, KY- The USPS will start shipping at-home COVID tests soon to the people who sign up on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-covid-19","8":"cs-entry","9":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n
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