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by MikeAmelung 2244 days ago
As a childhood sufferer of semi-regular strep throat infections, I have a hard time believing people are going to willingly jam the swab back to where it needs to go. To me, it seems like this will just generate false negatives.
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jacobriis pointed out you only have to swab to the edge of your nostril https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22935617

Strep tests are just a pain. Had one or two every year of high school.