SusanSeattle
100+ Posts
I've now used the BinaxNow monitored test twice so I thought I'd share my experience.
I helped my mom with her test and also did my own test, a few weeks apart. We did this in England.
The whole process takes around 40 minutes, with the setup and waiting around. It's good to install the Navica app that binax uses and do a test run to make sure you have no technical issues. I had a problem with the microphone not being allowed that I had to fix which made it stressful at the time.
You can't open the test box until you are monitored. My mom's test was missing the swab. Luckily, I had my test box and we switched to that. Given that experience, I'll make sure to have a spare test on hand.
After we got the thankfully negative results, it was pretty easy to upload our results to the airline - we were flying with Delta.
I had a friend who had just recovered from Covid before the trip. She needed a copy of her positive PCR test (a home test is not good enough) and a copy of the letter from her doctor saying she had recovered. She was not able to upload this information beforehand and had to present it in person at the airport. It was easy, but it was nice to have a little extra time for this.
I helped my mom with her test and also did my own test, a few weeks apart. We did this in England.
The whole process takes around 40 minutes, with the setup and waiting around. It's good to install the Navica app that binax uses and do a test run to make sure you have no technical issues. I had a problem with the microphone not being allowed that I had to fix which made it stressful at the time.
You can't open the test box until you are monitored. My mom's test was missing the swab. Luckily, I had my test box and we switched to that. Given that experience, I'll make sure to have a spare test on hand.
After we got the thankfully negative results, it was pretty easy to upload our results to the airline - we were flying with Delta.
I had a friend who had just recovered from Covid before the trip. She needed a copy of her positive PCR test (a home test is not good enough) and a copy of the letter from her doctor saying she had recovered. She was not able to upload this information beforehand and had to present it in person at the airport. It was easy, but it was nice to have a little extra time for this.