15 October 2006
anonymous – at 18:52
Inexpensive (less than $25) quick (10–15 minute) and highly accurate influenza test kits have been on the market for a long time, but almost every healthcare professional I’ve spoken to hasn’t even heard of them.
I’m curious whether people here think this can be an important component in detecting and limiting the damage done by influenza.
17 October 2006
Poppy – at 06:27
I’ve had the flu often enough in my life I don’t need a doctor to tell me I have it, so why would I waste up to $25 on some test kit that could better be spent on meds to help me fight the flu. A waste of money if you ask me.
Bird Guano – at 20:19
Poppy – at 06:27
I’ve had the flu often enough in my life I don’t need a doctor to tell me I have it, so why would I waste up to $25 on some test kit that could better be spent on meds to help me fight the flu. A waste of money if you ask me.
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Because in a pandemic, I’d like to know if I have type a or type b.
It makes a HUGE difference in my pucker factor, and scope
of treatment.
I invested $200 in test kits and don’t consider it a waste of money
at all.
Quite the contrary.
Cheap piece of mind.