Swab trouble??

[GoodHairDay86]

Son needs a pcr test which we had delivered to home as I dont drive. While doing his tonsils he threw up and so the swab is unusable.
We have afew lft swabs so can he use that? Really don't want to wait 2 more days for a new pack

Yes definitely the swabs are the same.

Brilliant thank you, I assumed it would be fine but thought I would check as imagine sending it off waiting afew days then getting a message that he needs to repeat the test! He is year 10 so needs to be in school as much as possible

Next time he don't try to swab his tonsils. Just do 10 swans off each tonsil.

I also cannot swab my tonsils, and the supervisor at the drive-through testing centre confirmed that I should do both nostrils instead.

Sorry about the bonkers autocorrect .

Just do 10 swabs of each nostril.

I thought the swabs were different, or is that no longer the case with the new nostril only LFTs. I’ve not done a PCR test but others who have said the swabs were larger

I did think PCR swabs were thicker and LFT are quite thin and bendy

I think the only difference in the swabs is that the PCR ones snap off to fit in the tube. I don't recall them being any different.

I've never been able to swab my tonsils - I can't even get anywhere near them. I do a very thorough swab of both nostrils instead.

The new LFT swabs are shorter and thicker so are maybe the same now

I also thought the lft swabs were smaller, but I'm going to assume if there is covid on the swab it will be clear to them and he wont need to re-do it 🤞🏻 and thanks for the advice, I will get him to do only nostrils

Use the left over swabs, just do the nose though

I did a PCR test the other day and almost vomited when I swabbed my tonsils and in that moment I wondered why they don't include more than one swab.