LFTs that are not nasal only

[Ouchyhurt]

DS1(13) has autism and testing him is a nightmare. We have managed to get him to do the LFTs but he'll only do his throat not nose. The same with PCRs when needed. The new LFTs we received are nasal only, I've ordered more as needed anyway but are they still only issuing the green box ones?

Any ideas?

Does school have the older ones, ours does?

That's a good idea, I'll ask. Thanks

I got some older ones in the blue and white box from our local chemist. I'm in North London.

I need to pop on the pharmacy so I'll check which ones they have and if needed download the QR code thing.

Thanks

Good luck, OP.

I would just use the nose ones on the throat instead. It won't make any difference.

@Cookerhood

I would just use the nose ones on the throat instead. It won't make any difference.

The swabs are much shorter, swabbing the throat would be very difficult.

Halo saliva tests are government approved

Deffo try a pharmacy. I got old ones from there recently. I gave them back as the nasal ones are much better for us all! (appreciate why you need them obviously!)

@Ouchyhurt

I’ve 2 boxes of the old type I’m happy to send you if you’re desperate abs can’t get hold of any. Just message me.

@Ouchyhurt
Where abouts, roughly, are you?
If you are local to me, I can grab you some boxes at work on Monday. Weve got 100s of the throat ones.

I got a throat and nose one from Tesco pharmacy the other day.

Chemists might do the old ones ,my son also has autism and severe learning disabilities,the news ones are better for us as it's a fight getting any type of swab ,typical lol
Hope you find ones that work for your son .

@mrsmuggins53

Halo saliva tests are government approved

Can i ask are these a different type ?

I've always had the nose and throat ones if I've had them from a chemist . I've only had the nose ones from the government site .

www.haloverify.com/

Not tried them but seem legit!

Thanks all and thanks to LadyPenelope68 and InTheLabyrinth for your very kind offers. I'll investigate the local pharmacy and school.

Not sure why he can only tolerate the throat not the nose, very odd but guessing it's a sensory thing.

Try your local library too. The one I work in gives them out and we keep being sent this sort. We have hundreds of boxes. It’s frustrating because most people want nose only ones so aren’t taking them like they used to.

I have at least 2 boxes of throat ones- happy to post on as I much prefer nasal only.