I don't want to blame the victims here, but people: STOP GETTING TESTED. I don't care where you live. Just stop it. And contact tracing? Just say no.

Whole family got it....had rapid antigen tests to confirm so we could be smart about our contacts and timing, but never took a test that would have put us officially on the radar. Took an antibody test after the fact just to have proof that might help my future exemption case with my employer. Binax Now test are $14 for 2 at Walmart.com

How do those home tests work? What if you do stick the swab in your ear or a water bottle instead of your nose and then conduct the test? Is it going to give you a "negative" or does the test somehow detect nasal mucous to know that you did it correctly?

Asking for a friend. I would never try to trick my employer. :)

Home tests are very simple.....swab. They aren't accepted generally for work/travel if self administered even though I believe they are identical to the rapid antigen tests used in testing centers. They're more for your own information so you know whether it's Covid or something else, and adjust your blast radius accordingly. They have negligible false positives, more false negatives as they are less sensitive than PCR, so if you test positive you can be pretty sure you've got it. The nic…