BinaxNOW COVID‐19 Antigen Self Test (2 Count)

Just ordered now //@anonymous: Oos

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This is my experience as well. I used these to test my kid twice and the results came out negative. The next day he did a PCR test it was positive. //@anonymous: Our school district is giving these for free. But it is completely useless with such an accuracy.

No. WalMart agreed to 180 days of fixed cost to sell these. Now they said they need to make profit on it for logistical purposes. I listened to the earning call. They are scammers. //@anonymous: Yeah, that's because the gov. Contract with wally world and Kroger has ended which paid a portion of tht tests //@anonymous: Has the price increased from $14?

Yeah, that's because the gov. Contract with wally world and Kroger has ended which paid a portion of tht tests //@anonymous: Has the price increased from $14?

Yes, it looks like it. But I think the $14 was discounted cause I found it selling for $24+ at a local CVS //@anonymous: Has the price increased from $14?

Has the price increased from $14?

The one I got from CVS says made in China //@anonymous: Is this kit made in the USA?

Showed as available for store pickup. Just got the cancellation email. Walmart inventory system and customer service is really bad. //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

According to the Q&A on Amazon's product page, yes they are made in the USA. //@anonymous: Is this kit made in the USA?

Is this kit made in the USA?

If one believes the study (which one should), then let’s understand and believe it in it’s entirety. The study says that SENSITIVITY of BINAX NOW tests is HIGH.

Specifically, the SENSITIVITY when compared to a culture test (where virus is grown from the sample and is a much better but more time-consuming than even RT-PCR test) was HIGH (> 70%) and the Positive and Negative PREDICTIVE values were high (ie test is valuable - 100%, 92.7% respectively) even for asymptomatic cases INCLUDING for those that developed symptoms within 7 days of testing.

See “ For participants who were within 7 days of symptom onset, the BinaxNOW antigen test sensitivity was 71.1% (95% CI = 63.0%–78.4%), specificity was 100% (95% CI = 99.3%–100%), PPV was 100% (95% CI = 96.4%–100%), and NPV was 92.7% (95% CI = 90.2%–94.7%).”

The paper further advocates use of serial testing to tighten above based on additional factors - eg negative tests in high-risk environments should be confirmed with serial / confirmatory tests. It also recommends continued use of precautions as far as possible - distancing, masking, isolation even for those testing negative to mitigate personal and community transmission risk.

The tests are valuable when access to more accurate tests is challenged (like now) due to many reasons including stress on more accurate lab testing personnel and equipment. //@anonymous: You should READ the study, specifically the CDC one. In that study one of the things they test is is people who TESTED POSITIVE from the PCR test (which they confirmed with a second), and this kit STILL returned false negatives. And as I quoted directly, terrible sensitivity especially for asympomatic cases. So to summarize, even people whom we KNOW to have the virus, STILL tested falsely using these test kits. //@Anonymous: It's just a test, people. To HELP people...the helpful people and the unhelpful people. It's to help you know if it is covid or just a cold while you're home...before you drive to get a pcr test to confirm it. Before you walk around pretending it is just a cold, spreading covid to everyone else. My family used the tests and they were 100% accurate, as confirmed by pcr tests. It is as simple as following directions. Perhaps too complicated for the magic 8 ball guy.

It's a scam. 4 negatives but my pcr result came out positive. any confusion caused by this fake test kit makes it worse than not having it.

Our school district is giving these for free. But it is completely useless with such an accuracy. //@anonymous: Look like it's actually worse than a Magic 8-Ball. //@anonymous: This test kit was constantly out of stock up until the FDA announced yesterday that they're only about 50% effective in detecting Omicron! And now all of a sudden they become available! How cool is that!
With 50% chance of telling me the right result I might as well throw a coin, that's 50% too! It will give me the result in a second and I save $14!!!

Look like it's actually worse than a Magic 8-Ball. //@anonymous: This test kit was constantly out of stock up until the FDA announced yesterday that they're only about 50% effective in detecting Omicron! And now all of a sudden they become available! How cool is that!
With 50% chance of telling me the right result I might as well throw a coin, that's 50% too! It will give me the result in a second and I save $14!!!

This test kit was constantly out of stock up until the FDA announced yesterday that they're only about 50% effective in detecting Omicron! And now all of a sudden they become available! How cool is that!
With 50% chance of telling me the right result I might as well throw a coin, that's 50% too! It will give me the result in a second and I save $14!!!

That's right, HCov-229E, HCov-OC43, etc also cause common cold, pneumonia and bronchitis //@anonymous: Common cold and flu are also caused by coronavirus, which are close family to Sars-Cov2. Many mutations in new Omicron variant actually exist in common cold and flu coronaviruses. //@anonymous: Uh, these at home tests generate a 15% false negative rates and 1 to 2% false positive rates. Did you try to use that empty space between your ears before posting? //@anonymous: And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Omg here we go //@anonymous: You mean political science? //@anonymous: There is at least science behind this. I would not gable with my and others life with a stupid 8-ball. I believe in science. //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

You mean political science? //@anonymous: There is at least science behind this. I would not gable with my and others life with a stupid 8-ball. I believe in science. //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

There is at least science behind this. I would not gable with my and others life with a stupid 8-ball. I believe in science. //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

"We the people" are much more trustable than bureaucrats //@Anonymous: And you probably believed them. //@anonymous: On social media, many people showed positive results after testing using orange peel or other things

And you probably believed them. //@anonymous: On social media, many people showed positive results after testing using orange peel or other things

It will show positive if a person is infectious, ie there are enough virus in the body to infect others. Person is just infected and virus is cooking inside, there may not be enough antigen to show up. But PCR will. This test will help a person to know if he/she is infectious and stop spreading.
Magic ball person, quit your useless comments.

I GUESS EVERYONE HERE ARE SCIENTISTS OR EXPERTS. MAYBE WE DONT NEED MED SCHOOL ANYMORE

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On social media, many people showed positive results after testing using orange peel or other things

Wow. Pretty speechless after reading the comments. Removing the cost from the equation - Purchase and use the test if you would like information that can aid in your decision making which could prove helpful to the health of your family, friends, and co-workers.

Or you could spend your time pushing back against antigen tests (and therefore additional health information) because that will be helpful to your family, friends, and co-workers.

It does //@anonymous: Doesn't detect Omicron! //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Cold is caused by rhinovirus, flu by influenza virus, covid by coronavirus. They are all different virii...

Doesn't detect Omicron! //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

you should just stop posting and go to buy your magic ball //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

You should READ the study, specifically the CDC one. In that study one of the things they test is is people who TESTED POSITIVE from the PCR test (which they confirmed with a second), and this kit STILL returned false negatives. And as I quoted directly, terrible sensitivity especially for asympomatic cases. So to summarize, even people whom we KNOW to have the virus, STILL tested falsely using these test kits. //@Anonymous: It's just a test, people. To HELP people...the helpful people and the unhelpful people. It's to help you know if it is covid or just a cold while you're home...before you drive to get a pcr test to confirm it. Before you walk around pretending it is just a cold, spreading covid to everyone else. My family used the tests and they were 100% accurate, as confirmed by pcr tests. It is as simple as following directions. Perhaps too complicated for the magic 8 ball guy.

It's just a test, people. To HELP people...the helpful people and the unhelpful people. It's to help you know if it is covid or just a cold while you're home...before you drive to get a pcr test to confirm it. Before you walk around pretending it is just a cold, spreading covid to everyone else. My family used the tests and they were 100% accurate, as confirmed by pcr tests. It is as simple as following directions. Perhaps too complicated for the magic 8 ball guy.

It's all about symptoms! If you have NO symptoms, then what is the test for? To simply be like the skyfallers screaming so & so has Covid and it means NOTHING! The Pandemic has been an Endemic and on the way out.

I'm not sure what that have to do with what I posted. Even before Omicron, these at home kits were even in the most flatter studies, generating high false negative tests (15%) compared to PCR tests. In other studies, it performed even worse. I cited both, assuming that posts is being viewed by admin before posting. I'm not the initial poster who said used a magic 8 ball, but whatever reason he made that post, he's kind of right on. //@Anonymous: Common cold and flu are also caused by coronavirus, which are close family to Sars-Cov2. Many mutations in new Omicron variant actually exist in common cold and flu coronaviruses. //@anonymous: Uh, these at home tests generate a 15% false negative rates and 1 to 2% false positive rates. Did you try to use that empty space between your ears before posting? //@anonymous: And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Like I said, did you use that empty space between your ears before posting.

FDA study: "BinaxNow COVID-19 Ag Card," Positive Agreement (to PCR test, which is far more accurate), 84.6%. Negative agreement, 98.5%).

CDC study: "Evaluation of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Two Community-Based Testing Sites," "Compared with real-time RT-PCR testing, the BinaxNOW antigen test had a sensitivity of 64.2% for specimens from symptomatic persons and 35.8% for specimens from asymptomatic persons." //@cloiser: fake news //@anonymous: Uh, these at home tests generate a 15% false negative rates and 1 to 2% false positive rates. Did you try to use that empty space between your ears before posting? //@anonymous: And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Common cold and flu are also caused by coronavirus, which are close family to Sars-Cov2. Many mutations in new Omicron variant actually exist in common cold and flu coronaviruses. //@anonymous: Uh, these at home tests generate a 15% false negative rates and 1 to 2% false positive rates. Did you try to use that empty space between your ears before posting? //@anonymous: And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

fake news //@anonymous: Uh, these at home tests generate a 15% false negative rates and 1 to 2% false positive rates. Did you try to use that empty space between your ears before posting? //@anonymous: And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Uh, these at home tests generate a 15% false negative rates and 1 to 2% false positive rates. Did you try to use that empty space between your ears before posting? //@anonymous: And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Shortage //@anonymous: The only thing is never in shortage is....... //@anonymous: Would love to get one..but there's a shortage //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

The only thing is never in shortage is....... //@anonymous: Would love to get one..but there's a shortage //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Would love to get one..but there's a shortage //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

You good? //@Anonymous: Very accurate. Confirmed results w PCR.

I saw Mariano's has a sign for the same price in their pharmacy

Are you trying to be funny? If so does not help any. Quit posting such comments //@Anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

They are the same company //@anonymous: Sam's Club has the same price. free shipping for Plus member

Free in public library

And the trailer park chimes in //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Very accurate. Confirmed results w PCR.

Sam's Club has the same price. free shipping for Plus member

Might as well quit your day job and go to comedy school. //@anonymous: Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball

Might as well buy a Magic 8-Ball