ElanaDec 23, 2023

I cannot believe how poor the penetration is for this story. It feels like I’m manually telling everyone I know, and they’re each hearing it for the first time.

The free rapid tests that Shoppers Drug Mart has been distributing are duds! They throw a false negative at everything but the highest viral loads!! A negative result from one of these is basically zero information!!! Do not rely on them!!!!

Tell your friends, save lives.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10183219/covid-test-supplier-canada/

COVID test supplier received billions in pandemic contracts after submitting edited results

The familiar lime-green kits were not always reliable in detecting COVID-19, experts say, putting Canadians at risk.

Global News
Show threadaoife!!Dec 23, 2023
@elana fuck yeah that explains a lot actually
Show threadElanaDec 23, 2023
@kitten right?? I had that feeling for a long time, wild that it was true
Show threadaoife!!Dec 23, 2023
@elana the only times it ever worked for me were the time I had a viral load so high that i was still testing very positive 2 weeks later >.<
Show threadElana
@kitten ooof, I'm so sorry to hear that 😣
Dec 23, 2023 at 10:17pmIvory for Mac