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Nose only lft. Can I swab throat too?

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hollyisKey · 26/01/2022 07:42

I have nose only lft but would rather swab throat and nose as I think it will give a more accurate result.

Can I do this with a nose only lft?

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ItsSnowJokes · 26/01/2022 07:43

Yes.

cherin · 26/01/2022 08:45

Yep. Done it many times on myself and kids. Who was going to turn up positive turned up positive. And negatives were negatives

megletthesecond · 26/01/2022 08:46

We do both.
The hard swabs seem to make it easier to swab the throat compared to the bendy ones.

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 26/01/2022 08:57

Yes I do both.

FredBair · 26/01/2022 13:45

I have been doing both since I read that nose only is less likely to pick it up. A swab is a swab. If there is no covid to find then it won't find it.
If you have covid then most people want to know.

Sloughsabigplace · 26/01/2022 13:51

Yes, of course.

Weirdly, I find it easier to do my throat with the shorter stick Confused

All in my head I know but I get the same place but gag less.

Isolationstation68 · 26/01/2022 14:02

@hollyisKey

I have nose only lft but would rather swab throat and nose as I think it will give a more accurate result.

Can I do this with a nose only lft?

Yes but you don't need to. Nose only is very accurate
Picklesandbeans · 26/01/2022 14:21

Yes. I was positive today doing throat and nose, but negative just doing nose

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