The first free COVID-19 at-home test kits sent by the federal government have now started arriving in mailboxes across metro Detroit.
DETROIT — The first free COVID-19 at-home test kits sent by the federal government have now started arriving in mailboxes across Northeast Ohio.“This is the packaging,” said Kate Hoffmire of Ann Arbor as she showed off the package that arrived in her mail Monday.
“With all the shipping delays that everyone has been experiencing, I would have assumed that it would have gone in the opposite direction and I would've gotten them a lot later, especially knowing how many the government is sending out," Hoffmire said."But, here they are.” “The sensitivity and specificity of the test can drop and vary depending on what temperature it’s in,” said Dr. Asha Shajahan, medical director of Community Health at Beaumont Health Dearborn."The best way to avoid that is to bring the test in as soon as you can.”
Beyond that, tests could become inaccurate or ineffective if left to freeze. The least amount of time spent in the cold, the better.
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