>> Devin: THEY ARE BILLED AS
BEING SAFE, EASY, AND EFFECTIVE.
BUT ARE AT-HOME RAPID COVID
TESTS WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY? >> Kim: WE PUT THEM TO THE TEST.
>> Kim: WE PUT THEM TO THE TEST.
HANK WINCHESTER JOINS US.
THE PRESIDENT IS HOPING MORE AND
MORE AMERICANS WILL BUY AND USE
THESE TESTS AT HOME.
>> Hank: AND KIMBERLY, DEVIN, THAT’S THE PLAN.
THAT’S THE PLAN.
TESTS LIKE THIS ONE AVAILABLE AT
MANY PHARMACIES LIKE RITE AID,
KROGER, CVS, ALTHOUGH FINDING
THEM IN STOCK IS TRICKY, AS WE FOUND OUT.
FOUND OUT.
THEY RANGE FROM $20-40.
BUT THE BIG QUESTION THAT WE
WANTED ANSWERED: DO THEY REALLY
WORK?
TAKE A LOOK. TODAY I’M PUTTING THREE OF THE
TODAY I’M PUTTING THREE OF THE
MOST POPULAR HOME TESTS TO THE
TEST WITH LOCAL 4 DR. FRANK
McGEORGE LOOKING ON AND OFFERING
INSIGHT. HOW EFFECTIVE DO WE THINK THE
HOW EFFECTIVE DO WE THINK THE
TEST IS?
>> Dr. McGeorge: THE TEST IS
VERY SENSITIVE BUT NOT AS
SENSITIVE AS A PCR TEST. >> Hank: READ THE DIRECTIONS,
>> Hank: READ THE DIRECTIONS,
ALL OF THEM.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THE TESTS
ALTHOUGH THEY’RE AS SIMPLIFIED
AND DUMMY-PROOF AS POSSIBLE,
THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG, PARTICULAR IF YOU MISTIME
WRONG, PARTICULAR IF YOU MISTIME
SOMETHING OR YOU DON’T KNOW
WHICH SLOT TO PUT THE THING IN AND YOU’RE FUMBLING AROUND.
AND YOU’RE FUMBLING AROUND.
>> Hank: LET’S BEGIN WITH BINEX
NOW.
>> IT’S LIKE PUTTING TOGETHER BY
DAUGHTER’S TOY CASTLE.
THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS, LOTS OF
THEM. >> Dr. McGeorge: YOU HAVE TO
>> Dr. McGeorge: YOU HAVE TO
OPEN IT A CERTAIN WAY TO PUT
YOUR DROPS ON AND TEST SAMPLE.
>> I’M NOT THAT FAR.
ALL OF THEM REQUIRE YOU TO SWAB YOUR OWN NOSE.
YOUR OWN NOSE.
HOWEVER, YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO UP
AS FAR AS YOU MAY THINK.
IT’S RECOMMENDED THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH.
>> Hank: I’LL INSERT IT INTO THE
BOTTOM HOLE.
>> READY?
>> Hank: YEAH.
>> GO.
>> Hank: THIS WILL MAKE FOR
GREAT TV. >> Hank: YOU GET YOUR SAMPLE AND
>> Hank: YOU GET YOUR SAMPLE AND
INSERT IT INTO THIS CARD TO GET
IT GOING.
AND THEN WE WAIT 15 MINUTES FOR
THE RESULTS.
>> Hank: THIS MAKES ME APPRECIATE MEDICAL
APPRECIATE MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS.
>> Hank: WE MOVE ON TO TEST
NUMBER 2, MY FAVORITE.
QUICK VIEW AT HOME. >> SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS.
>> SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THERE YOU GO,
JUST FOR YOU.
>> Hank: STEP 3, SWAB THE
NOSTRILS.
THIS TEST, I ALREADY LIKE
BETTER.
>> Dr. McGeorge: WHAT DO YOU LIKE BETTER ABOUT IT?
LIKE BETTER ABOUT IT?
>> I LIKE THE PICTURES.
NO, I’M BEING SERIOUS.
THERE ARE PICTURES TO SHOW ME
WHAT TO DO. >> Hank: I’M SERIOUS, WITH THIS
>> Hank: I’M SERIOUS, WITH THIS
TEST THERE ARE DIAGRAMS AND
PICTURES AND WRITTEN
INSTRUCTIONS AND SEEMS MORE USER
FRIENDLY.
>> Dr. McGeorge: GETTING BETTER
AT THAT. >> Hank: GREAT, LOVE THIS.
>> Hank: GREAT, LOVE THIS.
IMMEDIATELY PLACE IT IN THE TUBE
ENSURING THAT IT’S TOUCHING THE
BOTTOM, STIR 3-4 TIMES. >> Hank: PLACE IT IN A TUBE AND
>> Hank: PLACE IT IN A TUBE AND
THE INDICATOR IN THE TUB WILL
REVEAL THE RESULTS.
WE WAIT 10-15 MINUTES.
AND WE MOVE ON. WE FINALLY TEST ALUM, MY LEAST
WE FINALLY TEST ALUM, MY LEAST
FAVORITE BECAUSE I HAVE TO
DOWNLOAD AN APP ON TO THE PHONE
AND SEEMS LIKE THERE’S MORE ROOM
FOR ERROR.
IT’S HERE ON YOUR PHONE WHERE ALL THE DIRECTIONS ARE REVEALED.
ALL THE DIRECTIONS ARE REVEALED.
>> PLACE THE ANALYZER WITHIN 3
INCHES OF YOUR PHONE ON A FLAT
SURFACE. >> Hank: IT’S A BIT SMALLER AND
>> Hank: IT’S A BIT SMALLER AND
REQUIRES LESS TIME IN THE NOSE.
>> Hank: RUB IT AROUND THE
INSIDE OF THE NOSTRIL CAVITY
THREE TIMES.
>> Hank: I THOUGHT I FOLLOWED EVERY STEP BUT LOOKING BACK, I
EVERY STEP BUT LOOKING BACK, I
SKIPPED ONE, WHICH RESULTED IN
ME GETTING A POSITIVE TEST.
TO BE SAFE, I WAS TESTED BY MY
OWN PHYSICIAN AND TESTED
NEGATIVE. IT SHOWS HOW PRECISE YOU NEED TO
IT SHOWS HOW PRECISE YOU NEED TO
BE IN ORDER TO GET THE RIGHT
RESULT.
AS FOR THE OTHER TESTS, THEY
BOTH CAME BACK NEGATIVE, CLEAR AND EASY FOR ME TO SEE AND
AND EASY FOR ME TO SEE AND
UNDERSTAND.
BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
HERE’S THE DEAL WITH THESE
TESTS. THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION FOR
THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION FOR
YOU TO HAVE IF YOU WANT AN
INSTANT RESULT.
HOWEVER, IF YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID OR HAVE OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES THAT ARE A CONCERN, THE
ISSUES THAT ARE A CONCERN, THE
BEST THING IS DON’T RELY ON THE
HOME TEST
IN FACT, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND
CHECK IN WITH YOUR OWN DOCTOR.
LIVE HERE TONIGHT, HANK
WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Kim: AND YOU’RE HEARING THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF
MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF
THE TESTS THAT YOU TOOK.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> Hank: IN FACT, IT’S THIS TEST RIGHT HERE, ALOOM.
RIGHT HERE, ALOOM.
WE GOT INFORMATION THERE ARE
CONCERNS REGARDING FALSE
POSITIVE TESTS.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION IN
REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR
PRODUCT. I’LL PUT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
I’LL PUT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW ON THE "HELP ME HANK" PAGE