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		claudeganon on March 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gates Foundation program will issue home testing k... It’s a long standing problem with these kind of rapid diagnostics for respiratory illnesses: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rapid-flu-tests-only-50-to-70-p... Doing two swabs helps mitigate this, as does comparing anal and oral swabs. Here’s a more thorough breakdown: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2020.1...

dboreham on March 9, 2020 [–]

Pretty sure even I could tell the difference between an anal swab and a nasal swab.

mercer on March 9, 2020 | [–]

Maybe people are confused because both their noses and butts smell?

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