In this video,
you'll learn where
the Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 self tests are accepted,
where to get an Abbott BinaxNOW home test,
get answers to all your questions
about the rapid antigen test,
and learn how to use
an Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 antigen self test,
including a step-by-step
walkthrough test demonstration.
The BinaxNOW rapid test for travel is easy to use
and you can test from your home
or at a hotel.
I'm flying to Europe in a couple days,
so I need to take a test.
Because I'm in Vegas and not at home,
finding a testing site was a little problematic.
So at home,
a few days before,
I ordered these from eMed.
They're the Abbott BinaxNOW COVID testing kits.
There's two different versions.
So if you need the travel one,
you have to be careful which one you order.
So the way you do it,
you get the test.
You don't open it.
You don't do anything with the box
until you're ready to test.
So, I need to test tonight because I leave Thursday.
So I'm filming this.
We'll see how the procedure goes
and hopefully all is good.
So the most important thing you have to do first
is you have to download the NAVICA app on your phone.
So I've already done that
and I created an account.
So you have to do this ahead of time
before you want to test.
Make sure you know your log in.
So it takes a few minutes to set up the app.
Then it's going to ask you a few questions,
such as I'm at a testing site,
I have a test,
I need a test,
I need to verify a result.
So I need to test and I have a test.
So I'm going to click the I have a test.
It's asking me to scan the barcode.
Barcode.
I'm going to scan it.
You have to give it access to your camera.
So I'm going to continue to say yes,
access to my camera,
and it's going to scan the barcode.
And it tells me don't open items until instructed.
I'm going to test with eMed.
So I'll click test with eMed.
Now it tells me to go to the eMed.com
on my desktop device
and click start testing.
So the front page tells you
start testing.
So it's going to ask you your state.
I'm going to put where I live,
not-
Oh, state of residence.
So start testing.
And it says, log in with NAVICA.
You're currently logged in with eMed
you have to log in with a NAVICA account.
Wants to know if you,
you can give your email information,
all that stuff.
And I guess,
because if you want this to connect,
you're going to have to say yes.
And tells me the test is going to take 25 minutes.
Confirm your device is equipped to join a guided session.
Calls are answered in the order they join the queue.
Your wait time will not improve
by joining multiple times.
So it asks if I have an open test avail,
an unopened test available.
Yes I do.
Are my hands washed, sanitized, and dry?
So just to be safe,
I went and washed my hands,
dried them and sanitize them.
I washed, sanitized, and dried my hands.
Now I'll be asked to present my ID
to the eMed Certified Guide.
It asks you if you have a valid photo ID with you,
valid forms include a driver's license,
passport,
passport card,
birth certificate,
state issued ID card,
military ID card,
and official school ID.
Yes, I have it.
And then it asks if this is your first COVID test.
For me, it is, yes.
Then it asks you to select the following that apply:
Traveling by air internationally
and taking this test for re-entry into the United States.
No.
To obtain COVID-19 test results for pre-embarkation,
on a cruise ship,
as mandated by the CDC?
Lives in a long-term care facility, nursing home,
or homeless shelter.
No, I don't think so.
In the last two weeks,
worked or volunteered as a first responder
in a healthcare facility,
including a hospital,
long-term care facility,
dental care setting,
or other medical setting.
Nope.
Currently pregnant.
Nope.
Currently hospitalized in the ICU
with confirmed or suspected COVID-19?
No.
Or none of the above,
which is none of the above.
So there's a disclosure,
which I'm sure is fine.
And then I'm going to agree
and I'm going to click join a guided session.
So I'm waiting for them to find somebody for me.
Make sure your device is ready.
The login again.
One thing I noticed is that
this app logs you out a lot.
(Computer chirps)
Check to,
if your device is ready
and does a little audio thing.
So it checks on that.
Want to use your microphone and camera.
Yes, you need to allow that.
Are you talking with a proctor?
And then my phone's asking
if I'm talking with a proctor,
so right now, no.
Checking my network.
Are you ready to begin your test?
Yes, let's start the test.
Now they have to find a certified guide for me.
(computer chimes)
Here I go.
I'm up next.
[Guide] Yes, can you hear me clearly?
Yes, I can hear you.
Can you hear me?
[Guide] Yeah, I can here you ma'am.
My name is (inaudible).
I'll be your certified guide.
So can I have the name and date of birth
of the person being tested?
Yes.
It's Debra Schroeder.
[Guide] Thank you.
Do you have your ID ready?
Thank you.
Please hold you ID close to your device camera,
so I can view it.
The laptop right?
Not the cell phone?
[Guide] It's okay, hold on.
All right, thank you.
Can you confirm that you are the owner of the account
used to login?
Yes, I am the owner.
[Guide] Thank you.
If our connection drops,
click on the message that says
click here to reconnect.
So please tilt your camera
so I can see your test box
on a flat surface.
Can you see the test?
Okay.
Yes, Ma'am.
Instruction for this test will be on the screen.
Open your test box.
There should be a sealed test card
a sealed swab and a bottle of liquid.
And then the app keeps signing me out.
Do I need to worry about that
or worry about that later?
Don't worry about it, Ma'am.
Okay, perfect.
So you can open the test box now.
There should be a sealed test card,
sealed swab, and a bottle of liquid.
So I see the applicator,
the liquid,
and I guess it's what,
you know what this is.
[Guide] Test card, Ma'am.
Okay.
[Guide] Now take the test card out of its package.
A little notch, okay.
[Guide] And hold your test card
in front of your device camera
to scan the QR code.
Can you see it?
[Guide] Yes ma'am.
Just a second, okay.
Try to move it out and put it back again
for the camera,
closer.
All right,
got it now.
Okay, excellent.
Open the test card
and lay it completely flat
like an open book,
ensuring that the holes are on the right side of the card
and do that touch the inside of the test card, okay?
Okay.
[Guide] Then remove the cap and hold the bottle
vertically half an inch over the top hole
and slowly add six drops into the top hole of the card.
Please let me know when you are finished.
Okay, I'm finished.
[Guide] Then take the swab out
without touching the foam tip.
Okay, we're going to swab each nostril
beginning with your left.
Insert the swab at least half an inch into the left nostril
and rotate it five times against the size of your nostril.
All right.
So I just start now.
[Guide] Yes, ma'am.
Okay.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
All right.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Okay.
[Guide] Okay.
Then keep the card on the table
and thread the swab through the bottom hole
until visible into the top hole.
Twirl the swab three times to the right.
And tear off the adhesive liner
from the right edge of the test card
and close the left side of the card
and keep the card face up on the table.
There.
In a moment,
we will activate your timer.
The test card must stay flat and stationary.
Do not touch the test card during this time.
A certified guide will be with you
in 15 minutes to assistant
in interpreting your results.
I'll play an informational video while you wait.
You are free to move away from the screen,
but make sure you are back
before the 15 minutes are up.
So I'll start the timer
and thank you again for choosing eMed.
Thank you.
[Guide] Goodbye for now.
Thank you.
That looks pretty easy pretty easy.
Think once you do it the first time
you understand how it works
and it's not too bad.
The swab isn't too bad.
[Recorded Female] Positive test results.
It is very likely you have COVID-19
and it is important to be under the care
of your health care provider.
The tele-health proctor is not a healthcare provider.
It is also likely you may be placed in isolation
to avoid spreading the virus to others.
There is a very small chance
that this test can give
a positive result that is wrong,
a false positive result.
Your healthcare provider
will work with you to determine
how best to care for you
based on your test results,
along with your medical history and your sympt-
A negative test result means
that proteins from the virus
that causes COVID-19
were not found in your sample.
Negative results may require
additional molecular testing to confirm
that you do not have COVID-19.
It is possible for this test
to give a negative result that is incorrect,
false negative,
in some people with COVID-19.
This means that you could possibly
still have COVID-19,
even though the test is negative.
If your test result is negative,
please consult your healthcare provider.
The tele-health Proctor is not a healthcare provider.
Your healthcare provider will consider the test results
together with all other aspects of your medical history,
such as symptoms,
possible exposures
and geographical location of places
you have recently traveled
in deciding how to care if you.
If you or the healthcare Proctor disagree
on the presence of a faint line
and or the presence of a line isn't certain,
additional confirmatory testing should be conducted.
It is important.
So far it looks pretty good.
[Recorded Female] work with your healthcare provider
to help you understand the next steps you should take.
Recording patient results using NAVICA.
Upon completion of the test
and results interpretation,
the tele-health Proctor will send your test results
via the NAVICA app.
You will be notified by email
and on your mobile device,
that your results are ready.
You will go to the results screen
in NAVICA to update your test results.
So far, this is pretty good.
Just waiting for a Proctor to come on
for the test results.
I have 11 minutes, 33 seconds.
I'm not going to mess with the app
just in case I do anything wonky.
That's a little difficult.
If you're using a laptop,
because you have to tilt your laptop lid
so that your camera shows the tests and everything.
You can't read the instructions on the screen.
So if you have a webcam,
that'd probably be more ideal.
So it's almost been 15 minutes.
I have 37 seconds left.
So far, so good.
I'm only seeing one line,
which means negative,
which is great.
(computer chimes)
The timer's finished.
When you're sitting nearby,
click I'm ready.
So I clicked I'm ready.
I'm waiting
while they connect me with a certified guide.
I am in a high priority wait queue.
We will connect you as soon as possible.
(computer chimes)
Next.
[Guide] Hello, and thank you for choosing eMed.
Can you hear me?
I can hear you.
Can you hear me?
[Guide] Yes I can hear you.
By the way, thank you for waiting.
My name is (inaudible).
I will be your certified guide
and together we will interpret and record your results.
But before that may I have
the first and the last name of the test-taker, please?
Debra Schroeder.
All right, Debra.
Please hold your test card in front of your device camera
to scan the QR code.
And so I can see the results.
Oh, okay,
so I pick it up off the thing?
Right?
Okay.
[Guide] Yeah, go ahead.
Thank you.
There are three possible outcomes of the test,
positive,
negative,
and invalid.
Please look in the results window
on the front of the card
and look carefully for the pink lines.
The line in the sample window,
again, can be very faint.
Do you see two pink horizontal lines?
Please compare to the sample results on the screen.
No, I don't.
I only see one line.
[Guide] Do you see only a single pink horizontal line
next to the word control
at the top of the results window?
Please refer to the sample results on the screen.
Correct.
[Guide] So, Debra,
you have tested negative for COVID-19.
Negative results may require additional testing
to confirm that you didn't have COVID-19.
So if you have questions
or you experience Covid-like symptoms,
contact your healthcare provider,
or local state health department.
So you can go ahead and dispose of the card,
the dropper bottle, and swab in your trash.
Okay.
[Guide] The test is now complete.
Information about the test
will be sent to your email
and also your test results and digital pass
will be sent to your NAVICA app.
Okay.
[Guide] So I'll go ahead
and submit your negative result right now.
If in case
that you did not receive your results
in about 15 minutes,
call our customer service
and here's the phone number,
let me give it to you,
just give me one moment.
Okay?
(computer chimes)
All right.
There's a phone number for our customer support.
All right,
so everything's okay now, Debra.
So thank you for choosing eMed.
Have a great day.
Goodbye for now.
Thank you.
You too.
Bye bye.
So that was pretty easy.
The results takes about 15 minutes,
but there's timing for waiting for the Proctor
and waiting to get the results and all that,
but very easy.
So hopefully they accept this test
so I can get into Europe.
So as mentioned,
I took my COVID test.
I got a negative result.
Everything was good,
but I realized I misspelled my last name in the app
because I've got fat fingers.
So I went to change it
and it invalidated the test.
It still shows my result is negative,
but it got rid of the QR code.
So I have to take another test.
So I'm glad I brought multiple tests with me.
So here we go.
You can use the CDC approved Abbott BinaxNOW kits
that accept the rapid antigen test
to get back into the U.S.
after you've traveled internationally
and as proof of a COVID test prior to a cruise.
The BinaxNOW kits are rapid antigen tests.
You cannot use the Abbott BinaxNOW
home COVID self test
for Hawaii, Canada,
or any country that requires a PCR test.
These at-home self kits
are acceptable because they include
a tele-health video call,
where you are proctored during the test.
Meaning you are supervised while taking the test,
including opening the Abbott BinaxNOW kit.
After your test,
you get a signed report confirming your results.
Abbott BinaxNOW rapid tests for travel kits
can be used on anyone age four and older.
Children 14 and younger
have to have their parents perform
the nasal swab and collect their sample.
Anyone age 15 and older
can perform their own nasal swab.
You can order the Abbott BinaxNOW home COVID test kits
online from eMed,
where they're sold in a pack of six
for $150 plus shipping and taxes
or through Optum.
Kits here are sold in a two pack
for $69.99
or a three-pack for $99.99
plus shipping and taxes.
You can also buy the BinaxNOW COVID-19 HE card
home test kits at some CVS and Walgreens stores,
but they also sell home self test kits
that do not include supervision.
So make sure you buy the right kit.
Only the telemed proctored tests
are acceptable for travel.
This is why they cost more
than the other COVID self tests.
To order Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19
antigen self test kits,
create an account on eMed,
select the six pack,
answer the test questions
such as who you're ordering for,
your name,
that kind of thing,
pay,
and then you'll be sent an email
notifying you of your order.
These kits do require a prescription,
but you don't have to worry about that
because eMed takes care of it for you.
When you check the status of your order,
you'll see waiting for approval.
This is where eMed
will review the answers
to your questionnaire
and then get the prescription for you.
Then your order will be shipped via FedEx.
If you order and are approved
before 6:00 PM Eastern time,
Monday through Thursday,
your order will be shipped the next business day.
Orders placed and approved
Friday through Sunday
are processed the following Monday.
Not sure how many tests kits you should order?
You should order an extra kit per person
in case one is defective.
Or if you mess up your test like I did.
I misspelled my last name in the app.
A pack of six kits
will be enough for a family of three,
because that gives you a backup test for each person.
You can also use the six pack for a family of four,
although you'd only have two backup kits.
I always bring extra kits when I travel,
just in case.
You can travel with the Abbott BinaxNOW kits
because the recommended store temperature
for these kits are between 35.6 degrees
and 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
You'll want to keep them in your carry on bag.
Do not put them in your checked bag.
Every order includes an itemized receipt,
so you can submit it to your insurance for reimbursement
or against your health savings plan.
The entire testing process takes about 25 minutes.
You can take the test anywhere
you have a reliable internet connection.
How do you tell if you're positive or negative?
If there's only one pink or purple line
in the result window on the test card,
next to the word control,
you've tested negative.
If there are two pink lines or purple lines,
even if the line next to the sample is faint,
you've tested positive.
What if you don't see any lines?
Or don't see a line by the word sample?
If any of the following occurs,
such as there's no line in the result window
next to the word control
or the control line is blue
instead of pink or purple,
there's no line by the word control,
but there's a line by the word sample,
or there's a blue line next to control
and a pink or purple line next to the word sample.
It means your test is invalid
and you have to call technical support
at
1-833-637-1594.
They might have you take another test.
So you want to have a backup kit.
After you take an Abbott BinaxNOW
COVID-19 antigen self test,
you get the results immediately.
A PDF is emailed to you
and a digital copy is available in the NAVICA app.