Does the faintness of the line on a rapid COVID-19 test mean anything? | Verify

[@Rufus1531]

When my children had it, their lines got fainter each day untill they were negative which coinsided with when they were feeling back to normal. That tells me that its to do with how much viral load you have.

[@mattc825]

Boom, there ya have it. Thanks.

[@Unkuuu]

Agreed.

[@Luis-ou9fn]

@@mattc825 doesn’t mean you can go out in public with faint signs.

[@mattc825]

@@Luis-ou9fn Agreed

[@ptreichert]

The question I have, is after the 15 minute wait time for results is done, showing T, but no C line, 6 hours later, there is a slight hint of a C line. Should I take a picture at 15 minutes, and then through the indicator out??; as otherwise useless.

[@starry_config]

I had a very mild case of Covid and at first the line was very strong. I tested each day starting at day 5 (when cdc says you can leave isolation with mask if you don’t have symptoms or they’re waning) and each day the line got fainter and fainter until around day 10 it stopped appearing. I needed a negative NAAT test for travel (not antigen) almost immediately after so I kept getting several rapid NAAT tests done after day 10 and I was testing positive until day 15. In this case, I took the faintness to mean the viral load was subsiding. If it were a one-off test and it was faint I don’t think I would have enough info to know whether that meant the virus was coming or going or user error.

[@bsoodld]

Are you boosted?

[@starry_config]

@@bsoodld yeah I got the third shot in November.

[@RM-ti8nf]

Interesting, thanks for this comment!

[@Loonypapa]

I'm timing my tests, because I have nothing better to do. At day 4 I finally got a hold of antigen tests, and the line appeared within 10 seconds of the fourth droplet of that first test. At day 5 it was 30 seconds, day 6 it was 30 seconds, day 8 it was 40 seconds, day 9 50 deconds, day 10 70 seconds. I felt 100% normal on day 8. I'm coming out of islation today at day 10, masked up for the family. BTW, my symptoms were minimal, sore throat and runny nose for 3 days. Gotta say, if Delta did to someone's lungs what Omicron did to my throat, I cringe.

[@khworker1322]

NAAT is more or less interchangeable in that they both can detect the RNA of the virus. NAAT yields results faster which is supposed to be better for your travel plans. Both tests can detect minute amounts of the virus which can F up your travel plans. From what I have read you probably were not contagious. They were working on a hypothesis that connects low levels of virus or viral particles with Long Covid. I don’t think anything definitive was established. If you feel well now you likely don’t have long Covid. I’m not an MD nor am I a virologist. I am good at analyzing data and forming statistical models which are only as good as the source data. I wish you good luck. Thank you for sharing the details of your case.

[@mjtanginoaenrile5290]

I have covid but I feel absolutely fine. It feels like a normal flu, but my line is getting fainter by the day. I feel like it’s slowly leaving my body if that’s even possible

[@azokafn4126]

Does faintness mean that you are getting less virus?

[@jmckendry84]

@@azokafn4126 *maybe*, or even *probably*. Less virus means there's less virus to bond to the part of the test that gives you the red "T" line, so in theory that should give you a fainter line. However, there are too many other possibilities that would also give you a fainter red line...maybe you didn't take the sample properly, or its fainter because of variations in the manufacturing of the tests. Therefore a faint line isn't a guarantee that you have less virus in your body. The test is really meant to give a simple Yes/No result.

[@pandalilith3211]

I feel the same way

[@user-zc9pq1bz6n]

Are you burning through multiple kits daily? Wish I had a carton of them like you do.

[@mjtanginoaenrile5290]

@@user-zc9pq1bz6n I had covid for like almost two weeks, and I’d take another test every 3rd day if you know what I mean. At a point the line was dark than 3 days later you could barely see it, and yes I was provided with a lot of rapid tests for me and my family

[@pmmcrobb]

My wife has had COVID for two weeks. As her symptoms have been waning, the positive line has been getting fainter and fainter. Today you could only see it under a direct light. I definitely think it is viral load based.

[@daraghcuddy9365]

Has to be!

[@veervt41]

@@daraghcuddy9365 what does he mean load baesd

[@RM-ti8nf]

Interesting!

[@pedrolopez4555]

@@veervt41 the darker the line the more concentration in the solution aka more virus

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

what does it mean if the C line is faint but the T line is visible. I can't find anything online about a faint C line

[@geonerd]

So long as your sampling technique remains consistent, line strength should roughly correspond to viral load.

[@richie99999]

The fact that the experts have no idea is kinda ridiculous. Thanks for enlightening us!

[@mjowsey]

it's a very basic test used at home by people with zero training. Of course, you can't get a ton of information from it!

[@rag3parsley_420]

from what i know, when i first tested positive, i had pretty clear signs of having covid, when i tested that day, it was very faint and showed up slowly. Again, mid covid when i had mild symptoms, i tested and the line was bold and it showed up right away and you can see a very red line at the t. today i just tested and im feeling like i have absolutely no covid symptoms, and the line was super faint on t and it showed up between 15 minutes. I think that the faintness of a line tells how much covid you have in your body.

[@jeffbuchmann9287]

Has there ever been anything like this, where no one really knows anything

[@aramisfernandez9378]

considering the fact that they are telling people to go to work even if positive after 5 days isolation....does it even matter?

[@pangmaot4465]

How about at every positive test, a faint line is always on C and very bold on T?

[@lazysingledaisybronwyn8105]

This is an Antigen test, right? I have O- blood type, which means no antigens in my blood. Okay. I've had only one symptom -- loss of taste and smell. The faint line continues to be faint. It's going on 7 days quarantined from all people/public life. How frustrating! I have many things to do! I wish I could talk to the LEAD IN RESEARCH OF THIS COVID 19 AND PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF. We very much probably allow some antigens around our nose or mouth so as to DETER it from getting near our blood. A sudden death could happen to me? What does anybody truly know? I'm willing to share my experience and knowledge that could correctly inform ... for others in my community. If only someone very intelligent knew. Thank you to anyone who has the great wisdom knowledge and can share it with me. For others, too.

[@batmans_only2955]

What if the T line is grey? Are you negative? Or positive. It could be the shadow right like a pregnancy test? I'd assume the plastic parts are the same way.

[@aramisfernandez9378]

it means you're positive

[@pcorf]

I had a very faint positive test followed by 2 negative tests. I feel like crap, head cold, headache, blocked nose, tiredness, also had a slightly sore throat and ears.

[@Vikingr_]

Same here, I took a LFT test this morning when I got up, because my mam and my sister have COVID, I did one quickly before I was going to make breakfast and it showed a faint positive line, I was still a bit sceptical because I felt perfectly fine apart from having a slight headache, so a couple of hours later, I told my mom I feel fine and that I don't think I have COVID, so she told me to do another test, so I did another test and it was negative. From here I was relieved because I don't really like being ill, but my mom also accused me of faking the test even though I told her I felt fine and that I don't think I have COVID🤣. So why did this happen? From what I have read, false positives are rare, could it have been that surface tops are contaminated due to my mam and my sister having covid? Or I have COVID but the virus infection levels are really low?

[@gfp2574]

I have the same symptoms, with the addition of dry mouth. My test was positive with a very faint line.

[@user-zc9pq1bz6n]

Exactly the same right now. Don't feel horrible but definitely not 100% and got something. I'm in a five-star place at present so I'll let them take care of me.

[@talega1]

@@Vikingr_ Go get a PCR!!!!

[@Da.Real_skin]

What does it mean when there is one black line under the C

[@TheBjc1964]

It would be good to know in order to make better vaccines to provide longer lasting immunity to the virus.

[@BlinkinFirefly]

I'm at day 13 of covid. Still testing positive but the line is only just barely enough to make out. And it's been getting slightly fainter the past few days. I just want it to be negative already! Also I have a rattling chest cough that won't go away -_-

[@lorainec7863]

i’m in the same exact position . when did u finally test negative ?

[@MsPopo81]

Yes when bc im on day 12 and cant go to work

[@austinaustin4363]

Here is my experience with covid test. On a Thursday is was feeling a sore throat coming on and by Friday afternoon it was very sore. I came home on that Friday around 3 and did a home rapid test and the results show positive. I immediately when down to a community facility after testing at home and I got tested by a rapid test which came out NEGATIVE. The PCR test was sent out to the lab for results. Three days later on Monday I got my PCR results it said NEGATIVE … I WAS THE SO DAM CONFUSED OF WHAT TO BELIEVE! Here I am with the doctor declaring that I have COVID and prescribes that I take Paxlovid . I have 98.6 temp. 95 sp02 and a slight cough from time to time. Other that that I feel good. To me I think they have a long way to go in figuring this thing out completely.

[@terroralcrimen]

I think those home rapid test kits can sometimes react with a false positive when you have respiratory symptoms from cold or allergies. It happened to me recently. While in France the weather was muggy hot and with lots of dry debris flying around on the dusty dirty streets of Paris and subways. In the hotel there was one night when we kept the airconditioned all night, I do not know how often they change the filters which have dust accumulated on them also because they blow positive pressure into the negative pressure of the human lungs forcing irritating particles into the respiratory airways. I came up with a severe sore throat. I took 4 rapid test kits with me and tested positive with faint pink lines. My 48-year-old Niece was traveling with me. (I'm 69 years old) initiated protective protocols from each other wearing masks even during the night because we were sharing a king-size bed. We are both completely vaccinated. I did not isolate at the hotel but wore masks to protect others, in Europe no one is wearing masks, I looked strange to them I guess. I tested again in 48, and it came out inconclusive, we were supposed to meet a friend in the Netherlands who does not believe in vaccinations. I tested again another 48 hrs after the second test following detailed instructions to obtain an accurate test, but it showed inconclusively. My sore throat was gone by then and the cough was only occasional, this time my Niece who was sleeping with me and who only took her mask during meals with no symptoms at all took the test and it was negative after being with me all the during the trip. the occasional lingering cough lasted for about 10 days which is the pattern for me when I get the occasional allergy seasonal symptoms, I usually never catch a common cold or flu, that is one of the reasons I do not turn the central heating at home. My Nice return to Mexico and never acquired any infection from me. Since I had those rapid tests on hand I tested myself. I took microbiology in College and I obtained an A plus. Of course, you cannot assume anything about the test when it comes to protecting yourself or others from COVID infection and you must follow the CDC guidelines, but it is my personal opinion that when you have an inflammation reaction of your immune system those rapid home test may show positive or inconclusive, but for the general public follow protective protocol and always do a PCR when available and stay in touch with your Doctor.

[@AdamRich47]

PCR test was correct.

[@Person-mh6xq]

@@terroralcrimen Sorry - but I disagree. I do not believe the covid antigen tests are made to "pick up" cold and flu. Only Covid.

[@montygemma]

When I first had symptoms there was a faint line but it got stronger the next day, stayed strong for 6 days and then over the next two days it got weaker until it was gone so I think viral load has a lot to do with it.

[@brunoschcabncC943-38HS-43FND83]

Those 'experts' just don't have a clue as usual, don't they?

[@maxispeeltspellen4892]

I was positive, the lines started out very clear but, to test this I did a test every single day, it got a little bit fainter until the last day. It's not a full on answer though, because my dad also did COVID antigen tests and he was pcr positive, although he didn't get any positive antigen test.

[@mudskippa8958]

Same. I have symptoms and, at first, the red line came up immediately and strongly. As my symptoms are reducing, it's taking longer and the line is getting much fainter.

[@reecejohnsontalks8498]

how long did it take?

[@objec1234]

How long until negative

[@cormacmurphy3384]

@@objec1234 what did u do

[@maxispeeltspellen4892]

@@objec1234 4 days for me, coincidentally on day 6 it was a false-positive (everytime I got a positive test I did another test to check if it wasn't a false-positive) Edit: don't know if it makes a difference to the results, but I had two COVID vaccine doses prior to getting infected.

First mild symptoms the lines were faint. Tested today as my symptoms are getting worse and it’s dark red.

[@lukain9849]

I took the test my T line is stone but the C line is very faint?

[@BigfistJP]

I am not sure about these tests, to be honest. I know someone who tested positive for 60 days! And the last 55, he felt fine. Was he supposed to isolate the whole 60 days? No one really knows.

[@rsm7742]

No, you isolate for a minimum of 5 days if asymptomatic to maximum of 10 days, depending on your symptoms. After 10 days, your not considered contagious. ( In most cases)

[@talega1]

IT depends: if the person is immunosuppressed (HIV, taking chemotherapy or other conditions) they may need to isolate!!

[@cherokeemarkleyify]

@@rsm7742 yeah after 10 days they say it’s unlikely for you to spread the virus.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

that very well could happen because some people are "long haulers" of the disease so him testing positive that long isn't crazy

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

​@@talega1 I have a way overactive immune system and have avoided covid this long but I think i may finally have it. just took an at home test. OR I have a bad sinus infection after cleaning an INSANELY dust filled fan last week. I could smell the dust as it was cleaned. I didn't have a mask as cleaning it was unexpected. I hope it's just a sinus infection and not covid

[@DavidRobinson-p7h]

I have recently had Covid, however on the old style test kit I am now coming back as negative, and yet on one of the new style kits, there is a very faint line where the T mark is, so which one is right?. Considering I started with it 10 days ago, from what I have been told from the medical profession in the UK, I should no longer be contagious.

[@dubya5626]

It would have been GREAT if you took the opportunity to point out that many tests, including the one you show in this video, require that upon negative result you repeat the test one or two days later, and AGAIN a third time a day or two after that, in order to determine with any significant accuracy that you are truly negative. Also, it is crucial to follow instructions on sample collection and test preparation -- follow to the letter. We have so many jobs requiring self -test and self-reporting. Half the folks don't care and either don't test or don't follow instructions. The other half don't want to lose wages so they LIE. People continue to DIE. Die or get debilitated by Long COVID. Less people than originally, but what does that matter? They and their families suffer. The people who make money at the expense of the weak and infirm don't care. Many young people don't care. It is a crying shame. Can you live with yourself knowing that you haven't done all that you could have done to protect the lives of others? Think about this next time you hear of someone dying or becoming disabled by COVID.

[@vickidaniel2807]

Why are they showing the "C" while talking about positive tests ?

[@sarahstrong7174]

I would say though, that, the last time I had covid, the first test out of the batch I did during that infection was a bit faint, then I had very strong positive tests, then towards the end, I had three fainter tests, which got progressively fainter over 3 days till I got a clear negative test. Has that been other people's experience?

[@jenniferhill2818]

I had the same experience

[@cherokeemarkleyify]

I tested positive last Tuesday, it was very faint, than I tested myself again, Friday or Saturday. It was a lot brighter, it was really positive, I did it again on Monday or Tuesday, just to see if it was positive, my test was still very very positive, than I took one today, today would be 9 days for me it was very faint, so I feel like the virus is leaving my body, I have very little virus, I’m going to test myself tomorrow or Saturday and see what it says. But I feel like I have very little virus. I’m the only one who is testing positive still. My boyfriend tested positive Monday and his was really positive. This is my first time having it.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

I have a FAINT C line and visible T line. wtf does that mean?!?!

[@cherokeemarkleyify]

@@ptrekboxbreaks5198 I would test yourself again. Something could have been wrong with that first test you took. Or I would go somewhere and get tested.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@cherokeemarkleyify ya I'm gonna try a different one later

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

I just took a test and the T line is visible and the C line is very faint. Literally the opposite of what all the directions and google says. everything says the T line could be faint and still be positive but NOTHING mentions what if the C line is very faint PLEASE HELP

[@OnurVural_]

yes ı have the same result. The Control line is pale pink Test line is red. Please help

[@MrBears25]

I’m sick and got a faint line don’t know what it means fully but treat it like your sick ?

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

I had a mild case of COVID while my mom had a mild-moderate case. She got COVID before I did. Her COVID test results read that she tested VERY POSITIVE for COVID. I got COVID two days after my mom got it. When I woke up, I had a dry cough, and my voice sounded hoarse that I had laryngitis. The first thing I did when I woke up that morning was perform a COVID test. Performing the COVID test was not something that you would like. Putting the swab up your nose and rotating it around 5 times felt ticklish and painful at the same time. My test results were showing a faint line, which means that I was COVID-positive. I took some Paxlovid to treat my symptoms, and 5 days after, I started to feel better. Suddenly, my symptoms started coming back a few days after. Fortunately, they went away in like 4-5 days. So I had COVID for a couple of weeks. As of now, I feel much better.

[@akhere4279]

How did you manage to get paxlovid and from where?

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

@@akhere4279 I told them I have a disability, and I suffer from seizures. Also I told them I have a 100+ degree F fever and a severe sore throat, a dry cough, runny nose, body aches, tiredness, stuffy nose. My mom got it from Walgreens on Silverbell

[@saltspringdesign]

what if one just had one's booster? Would that effect the test results?

[@terryjones8360]

I tested positive at a CVS drug store over a month ago. I then ordered the at home tests. So it's been over 30 days and I test every other day. I'm still testing positive on the home tests, but they are getting more and more faint as the days go by.

[@mayflower4798]

How many days you tested positive?.Me i tested positive for almost a month now.I dont know what to do to get rid of it😢

[@terryjones8360]

@@mayflower4798 Over 30 days. It'll finally go away, just keep testing...

[@mayflower4798]

@@terryjones8360 still contiguous?.Do I need to hide even im done my 10 days quarantine?did u spread it to ur family?

[@justinedse8435]

​@@terryjones8360Ummm, don't the tests cost money?

[@jimjimgl3]

Today is Saturday and last Monday I began to feel a bit tired but didn't consider COVID (I've been very cautious these past 30 months). I'm freelance and had work where I would be with other people. Tested Tuesday morning, negative. Tested Wednesday morning, negative but I did notice a bit of aching in my shoulders but thought it was from lifting things. Thursday I still tested negative in the morning and I was working that day and around 2pm I thought "oh. I might be sick". My legs hurt and my arms and shoulders. By the time I left at 5pm I knew I had a fever because I was getting the chills and my forehead felt warm. Got home. Had a temperature and tested positive with a very, very faint line. Made my partner test too and he also tested positive but didn't really feel ill. The next day, Friday, I tested again and the line was much more distinct. Today I tested and the line looks like it was drawn with a red magic marker. Also, today I feel the least well. I think I got this from my partner (who also is freelance and also works at the same studio I was at this week). Apparently, there was a woman there last week with a "summer cold" who was coughing and sneezing. She probably infected the 15 or 20 people in and out of the workplace. This is the same company that required PCR tests before you could enter the studio but now all precautions seem to be a thing of the past.

[@Xposetruth]

You make a good point. People can not feel 100, and test positive on a pcr but not on an antigen test, What the CBS lady told me is the antigen tests tell you whether you are contagious or not, so after waiting until ya get a positive antigen and then 3 days after it stops plus no symptoms anymore is good to go.

[@Xposetruth]

Yup. It’s a cold/flu just like all the others. Ya get it ya stay home until better. Still risky for those at risk like the elderly, but so is influenza. It’s the new influenza. Everyone has it and hopefully the vaccine taking will slow down so we stop getting these variants. That’s what’s happening.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

you can say boyfriend or girlfriend....most people don't care anymore. I just took a test and the C line is very faint with a visible T line. can't find what that means anywhere because everything only mentions a faint T line

[@Missladybug62]

The line was strong yesterday and to day it was more faint... So is it starting to leave my body ...👋

[@SamuelOh]

These dozers. We know that we should treat a faint line as a positive result. That wasn't even the question in the first place. All I want to know is if the line is getting fainter each test, that I must be recovering or not. How hard is that to understand smh

[@Shrimpsoup2]

Hi can someone help answer this? My dad took a covid test the kit and when he took it, it was two lines but the other line was not straight basically crooked may i know if it still means positive?thanks

[@asianguy6174]

What about the faintness of the CONTROL line. They don’t address that!

[@danahuffman5075]

An impressive presentation of no useful information whatsoever

[@wayneevans3860]

I feel like shite,so I did a test and the second line is so faint I can hardly see it but it is there

[@isisbenny404]

These are qualitative and not quantitative tests. Nobody has yet to figure out the contagious amount obtained by sample.

[@cc2457s7s]

Covid symptoms hit me right away, tested positive with two bold pink lines. The bottom line is appearing more faint by the day. Day 9 I can barely see the bottom line. I’m thinking also that the darker the line, higher viral load, the more faint the line the virus is weakening.

[@fredsmith6324]

Consider this variable that can affect the faintness/darkness. Patient A has a lot of covid in his system - high viral load, but his nasal swab doesn't produce much material as his nose is dry. He tests positive, but the line is not particularly dark because he didn't introduce much antigen into the test. Patient B does not have a high viral load, but the mucous in his nose is watery and soaks into the swab easily. He tests positive, and the line is quite dark because he harvested quite a bit of antigen to introduce into the test. I think the amount of material gathered on the swab, and the texture of that material, affects how much antigen is entered into the test.

[@truthspeaker1508]

No. Mine was drenched in snot and it was a faint line 😅

[@floatingisland544]

Spoofing aside, what can cause a false positive? I had 5 positive lateral flow test, from 2 different brands, but my 2 PCR tests were negative............I stayed home to be on the safe side......but I still don't understand......ands I still don't know if I had Covid or not.....

[@Loonypapa]

Antigen flow tests detect the proteins in the hull of the virus particle, whether they be whole virus particles or fragments. PCR tests detect the actual genetic material of the virus, not the proteins. If you had 5 positive antigen tests in a row, that's a pretty clear indicator that you had the virus replicating in you. The negative PCR tests could just be indicating that your immune system is clobbering the virus in your body.

[@iansilva1362]

What is 3 lines means?

[@nshiggs5788]

you need glasses

[@--Fish]

means invalid

[@milk-ub9zo]

it means you have dumbness

[@TCE1123]

Worth noting it happens at the beginning and end of an infection…

[@eileenmaynard2554]

no one can yet answer this question If you get 2 lines one stronger than the other butspaced apart in the control area of your test is it pos or neg lookslike my previous pos tests but with the whole test area moved upward

[@MiyaSoCal]

This is my son story. So he tested positive with very tiny faint line at Day 4. It's funny that when he was having a high fever on Day 1, 2,, 3 He tested Negative everyday!!! 🙄 I used iHealth self kit. Today is Day 4, I tested him again. It was fainting line there. At first it looked like Negative. But yeah after 30min to hour, turned Positive.

[@lazysingledaisybronwyn8105]

WOW!! Your story needs to be read!!! How can we get your story heard the BEST? PRAYING! Yes, I pray these words you wrote are loudly LISTENED to. Amen. Thank You Dear One.

[@janineboekhoudt7643]

Have same problem have test my son covid test he have strip.c an other like faint out an have three dots covid test .he still an bed

[@LubaLuba1]

What happen to GiGi Gronvall

[@darrenfisherman3838]

Wow thanks I wasted my time watching it

[@ruddiger794]

God it’s annoying to get these patronising responses! Obviously everyone knows positive is positive, we are just trying to get a slightly deeper understanding of the way the tests work. Thanks for nothing.

[@Reconseal4050]

I believe the virus is slowly fainting away the more dim it is. It's common sense.

[@IDontWannaHandleYT]

I should’ve just shut this off immediately. Waste of time

[@idacooper625]

I have bronchitis and still test positive

[@Xposetruth]

I can answer this question! The day I woke up with a very stuffy nose 2 weeks ago, I tested immediately with Govt home test and another brand. The both took 1 second as fluid passes the T line to light up like a Christmas tree. Bold bold bold and dark positive line. That was a Sunday. On Monday, same. Tuesday and Wednesday normal line (at least 1/2 of what it was) and Thursday it took hours for a very faint line to show up, so long that the reading time had long passed, and Friday forward negative. However I got a PCR test that same Friday and it was positive and took another one in Monday also positive. My Doc said people can pCR positive test for loooing periods of time long after we’re sick. So she said 10 days and at least 3 with zero symptoms without aids like a fever reducer and were good to go live again. And I did forget to mention that I only had that stuffy nose for two days by the third day my stuffy nose was gone even though I was still lightly testing positive and when I had woken up that Thursday I just knew the moment I woke up I said OK it’s gone I was perfectly fine. Never had a fever no cough no other symptoms just a stuffy nose it felt like somebody shoved a pillow up my head. And the only reason I tested was because I had been at breakfast with friends who work for the airlines and they’ve all had it like three or four times each and I was asking them what it felt like for them and they told me the last couple times it felt like they had a stuffy nose. And I sat there looking at them thinking I feel like I have a stuffy nose today so when I returned home from that breakfast and I tested raging positive I texted all three of them and said OK I just tested positive none of them got sick but we were outside eating breakfast. At this point I don’t know if I was ever contagious or not because I wasn’t coughing and I wasn’t sneezing but I don’t really know that part but from that Thursday moving forward I’ve been around other people who are aware that I had been testing positive but wasn’t any longer on the rapid test but that I was PCR positive still and none of them ever got it either. So on the recap here I was only symptomatic for two days, tested positive for four days on the rapid home test, Nobody that I was around ever became sick. I gotten food poisoning the week before for one day I was very sick and then I had to go to work the next day and I’m around a lot of people and I think I was just run down from my vomiting spree from the food I had eaten, and that’s why I actually caught it and had symptoms. Perhaps if that didn’t even happen I would’ve never had any symptoms at all and still been positive unknowingly or maybe I wouldn’t have been positive at all. All that’s a mystery to me. Current CDC guidelines say if you haven’t had any symptoms for three days you’re good to go

[@Loonypapa]

"Current CDC guidelines say if you haven’t had any symptoms for three days you’re good to go" Good to go, but you still have to mask up when around others for another 5 days.

[@khworker1322]

You have to test negative. 3 days without symptoms means you isolate for 5. Your pcr came back positive probably due to inert (dead) virus particles still in your system. Those tests are very sensitive. Sometimes the virus can hide although little is known about that at this time. The hypothesis came up during long Covid research. Also not well understood at this time. It’s enough to give you a Fking headache.

[@Xposetruth]

@@khworker1322 right? Lmao. I meant both 3 days without symptoms AND a negative test those 3 days too. The CDC just says it’s around 5 days for those who are vaccinated, but if they have symptoms or tested positive they have to be totally symptom free amd 3 days of negative antigen testing. And same, but 10 days for unvaccinated. The reason is me aside symptoms can develop later on. So have to be sure that doesn’t happen. My doctor and the tech at CVS both told me that the antigen tests tell whether we are actually contagious and the PCR is good for those who have symptoms but getting a negative antigen test. So all those days are set aside to make sure we don’t begin testing positive (become contagious) etc. and yes it’s all def a quagmire.😂

[@gamesturbator]

I caught covid twice, both times from a food source. Feeling crappy lately, so used the INDICAID COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test just now. One line in the center which would normally mean negative, but there is a VERY faint red bleed through from underneath the white plastic on the very far side. That red color is well outside the results indicator. I think they messed up the design of this one. I trust the iHealth one a lot more, but I ran out of them.

[@Phoenixhunter157]

May I ask how you got Covid from food?

[@trustyourself1254]

They should make a study for a better answer.

[@willcha8127]

They did . Google it. Fainter line means less virus. You want the line to get lighter not darker . The cough that comes near the end makes your throat raw. This is my second time going through it. And I’m boosted!

[@hetheringtonfamily8798]

I did a salvia test and it came up positive but faint so I did a nasal test and it came up negative. My doctor said it was a false positive and to go to work.

[@sarahevertongirl7702]

You can get a false positive with the saliva, what you eat interacts with it. Nasal is the best way to check for infectionl

[@Lumipzz]

Remember not to eat or drink 60 minutes prior to saliva or throat test

[@deborahfoley3822]

My sons came out positive 40 minutes after rather than the 15 minutes specified. Does that mean it’s positive or he waited too long. My family did the same thing but no positive line appeared an hour later like his.

[@talega1]

Go get a PCR test!!

[@beberivera7011]

20 mins is the max time for an accurate result. Any reagent will react or oxidize after being exposed to solution for such a long time. You should retest again with this time frame in mind.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

I know you don't need an answer anymore but for anyone else, the test is invalid if you read it after the 20-30 minute mark

[@intsccents]

To long sitting follow the directions

[@mysterylass3322]

We waited until there was no line at all before going anywhere.

[@jennifercoleman6218]

Hard to tell? Wtf! So no help?

[@sarahstrong7174]

Fascinating comments section. Could someone qualified please answer the questions people have in another video?

[@jackiecastillo2484]

The first pink line is faded but the bottom one is darker pink👀😳 i dunno how I got covid if i don't be around anyone fr

[@thebeautiful1387]

i got another line after a hour does that mean i have covid

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxConcerts]

Yes

[@mandfmarine]

The test doesn’t measure viral load! Then what the hell does it measure?

[@aramisfernandez9378]

are you serious? it's in the name! it measures presence of the antigen(protein)

[@Rellzgns]

Could it be the flu because there both viral infections

[@snem9381]

it tests for C19, not the flu

[@gabriellsbaby]

This test is specific to covid but assume it is the flu, still, stay at home, put on a mask, wash your hands, stay away from people who might not be able to fight a virus like the flu. It is all the same, be kind to other people no matter what kind of sick you are.

[@dvfd29]

So you verified that you don't know, that's some fantastic reporting. I wish I could have given this as an an answer in school. BTW my tap water tested positive,

[@xfruz7262]

Lol your tap water got COVID

[@luvcakes2069]

So the virus is in the test kit...

[@maxispeeltspellen4892]

@@luvcakes2069 no. There are, however "antibodies" that bind to your antigens and then collect in the T line, which makes it show up as a red line. These are very pH sensitive though. I've measured the pH of the buffer which is 9. Generally, the pH of tap water is 7. The water most likely broke down the test and therefore showing both lines. That also works on some tests with drinks like vodka, coca cola, etc. But if you afterwards put in a little more of the buffer liquid, it will wash away the red T-line. That shows you didn't put in the buffer liquid. If you truly test positive, and you put in the buffer afterwards, the red t Line won't wash away. The test, nor the water has the virus in it.

[@jmckendry84]

Oh, so many problems with your response. Where to start? First of all, they never said they don't know. They said that a faint line doesn't reliably give you any information about how infectious you are, there are too many variables. Therefore, you should treat any positive result as meaning you're potentially infectious, even if it's faint. Secondly, saying "The test can't tell you how infectious you are" is simply the most honest and factually correct answer. It's not a cop out, and it's not a useless answer. It's simply telling you that the test can't provide you with this information, because the test is not designed to give you this information. Third, I sincerely doubt you actually tested your two water, but even if it did show a positive result that doesn't tell you anything either. You'd be completely abusing the test and using it in a totally inappropriate way, so any result at all from it would be useless. If you misuse an instrument it's not going to work properly... wow, who knew?!

[@trustyourself1254]

Exactly, why even do that news report.

[@dylanfitzgerald9907]

Question? What if you test positive with symptoms and the line is dark then 5 days letter there is nothing then three weeks later have some symptoms “ Possibly covid again” and retest and the line is dark again. Can you still have Covid?

[@deea852]

yes!

[@dean2663]

7 days and it’s still positive.

[@kco9189]

Day 9 and I'm still getting a strong positive

[@thsu8]

@@kco9189 when did you start going out?

[@usuck1883]

What does 2 very faint lines mean?

[@talega1]

It means you need to repeat or get PCR

[@austinaustin4363]

It means your snot was too dry

[@hardy5288]

Yeh and if your negative treat yourself as possitive.

[@mickikindley7821]

I just got out of hospital. This is my third time . First time hospital too. Vaccinated boosted and masked . Also long covid sx since 2020 I’m a skeptic now

[@lamujermaslinda]

well damn. I have covid right now and I feel like im at my lowest point. Did your head feel weird as well when you had it? I feel like what's affecting me the most is my head. Like as if I'm not fully mentally present, like I'm not completely here. I can't explain it but it's a such a dreadful feeling.

[@mickikindley7821]

Yes I had a horrible headache… weird

[@lamujermaslinda]

@@mickikindley7821 I wouldn't describe it as a headache, but I would say it's more like i feel like i was drugged or something and it's worrying me.

[@mickikindley7821]

Brain fog is what they call it . I feel like I’m stoned or cotton is in my brain

[@lamujermaslinda]

@@mickikindley7821 that's exactly it. Does it go away eventually?

[@frankieallen0]

The faint line counts as positive.

[@lumarbrands1868]

What color is COVID 18 positive

[@wandajoycewyatt9395]

C is control T is covid positive

[@user-zc9pq1bz6n]

I had a faint T line just recently. The problem is that when you look for "what does a faint line mean" you must 'consider the source'. If the site is 'on the left' then they will say things like "consider it to be positive just to be on the safe side' or 'any line at all is positive', presenting an emotion-derived conclusion (which is useless). Because the whole pandemic is politicized, straightforward information is out the window. I'll get a professional test if this cold feeling doesn't go away in a few days. I'm travelling in Europe right now too. Here for a month.

[@gabriellsbaby]

So best thing to do is to trust the science, your doctor, trust the people who made the test. ANY second line is a positive, it means the test is picking up virus. This report isn't about positive or negative it is addressing the question people have about what a faint line means, many people think," it's faint I am most likely not contagious anymore" Any second line is a positive done. Not left, not right just positive.

[@Sapphoroso]

Okay but if you look at a right wing site they will say things like ‘why are you even testing’ ‘covid isnt real my tap water tested positive’ ‘the left are crazy’. So who do you side with???

[@Onedayatatime3160]

I have to agree with you on this being politicized. I've also read that towards the end of the infection tests can also be picking up fragments of leftover dead covid particles. Only tests that can analyze live virus will truly tell if a person is still contagious.

[@pangmaot4465]

How about at every positive test, a faint line is always on C and very bold on T?

[@tala954]

I know your comment is old but I think it's very ignorant and stupid. I'm not a leftist, I just study sanitary biology and I can tell you that statement is totally true and valid. To just dismiss it because some leftist said it is very immature and just proves they are right. Because they are right.

[@mohamedbenattal4239]

My case is completely opposite, in first days my line was faint and it getting stronger and stronger in day 5 still have a strong positive line

[@mohamedbenattal4239]

@Davis the youtubeor true that's exactly what's happened

[@LisaMaNod]

Let's go by the pregnancy test to solve this mystery 😂.

[@xtraspace6190]

They did not say no. They said yes even you have fainted line. They say the fainted line did not tell how much the virus you have.

[@ThatJaMzGuy]

It’s 2022 and still can’t cure the damn flu we hopeless

[@angelinatedesco112]

it’s not that easy to just “cure” a virus that is constantly changing every year.

[@gabriellsbaby]

We have flu vaccines, just get one. You might still get a flu or a virus but you will do better than you would if you didn't. We can't "cure" a virus we treat a virus.

[@kkhhlee]

Agree

[@hrrytrny]

I have a faded covid positive i had 2 in a row aswell it’s crazy

[@trishann744]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@hrrytrny]

@@trishann744 yeh I’ve got covid it sucks man I can’t see nobody in my house cos they don’t want it :///

[@trishann744]

@@hrrytrny you well get better

[@hrrytrny]

@@Val4Leone yeh I have it and ig sucks

[@prodbydripz9676]

I have the faintest line ever you can barely see it, what tf should i do cuz i’ve been testing like this for like 4 days

[@AG-zh7zl]

These Covid tests are expensive. At the end of the day, we indeed paid money for the free vaccines.

[@alanjm1234]

The vaccines weren't free either. Your government paid plenty. And where do you think they get the money from?

[@sarahstrong7174]

@@alanjm1234 Well some of them have deep enough back pockets.

[@Shesavibe1111]

What a load of crock 😂😂😂 I just took a test because I have cold symptoms came up two lines I did the test again one line Covid garbage

[@airplanegeorge]

these people don't know crap

[@NamJunhyun]

Instead of suiciding... I guess Ill just die with Corona...🤷‍♂️ Not a bad way it just feels like Fever...

[@luvcakes2069]

How about telling us that the testing kits are toxic?

[@SC-ni5me]

What are you doing, drinking the fluid and splashing it in your eyes?

[@samanthajones2417]

@@SC-ni5me 😭😭😂😂

[@ChordettesFan325]

Video 6020 of commenting #BringBackDislikes on every unique video I watch (dislike or not) in 2022.

[@dardoumisalwa4471]

Le résultat C, c positif w T

[@dardoumisalwa4471]

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