Topic: At Home Tests

Poison control centers in Ohio and across the U.S. are warning about sodium azide, a toxic liquid found in some at-home COVID-19 testing kits. Accidental exposures have been reported in children and adults who misused the kits, sometimes mistaking the liquid for nasal spray. Sodium azide was historically used in automotive airbags and can be harmful if ingested or touched.

President Joe Biden announced the use of the Defense Production Act to expand at-home COVID-19 testing and the establishment of 20,000 free testing sites. The move follows the acquisition of a major testing company by entities funded by Bill Gates and George Soros.

A distribution center supervisor reports shipping 50,000 at-home COVID tests directly to patients, questioning the continued necessity of drive-thru testing sites. Separately, a medical interpreter shares that more than half of positive test results are for asymptomatic individuals in their 30s who sought testing because it was free. Elderly patients with positive results are reportedly experiencing symptoms no worse than a runny nose.