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Swabbing child cheek

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AbstractDot · 23/03/2021 09:53

Doing a PCR on my DC age 6 at a test centre and DC making a bug fuss anxious of getting the swab in nose. A worker knocked on the window and told us we can swab cheeks. Is this just to avoid parents forcing unwilling children to do the test as I can't see anywhere that says a sample can be collected that way so I'm concerned it will be a false result.

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dontsaveusername · 23/03/2021 10:06

Never heard of that.being affective?

JanFebAnyMonth · 23/03/2021 10:07

All the instructions for both home and test centre, PCR and LFT, say not to touch the swab in cheeks so that seems rather strange!

CovidPostingName · 23/03/2021 10:16

You shouldn't swab the cheeks, it should be the back of the throat where the tonsils are!

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