@ann_mcnitt Do the rapid tests work with this variant? Do you have to put tears in the sample vial for it to work?

@RachelH8782 That's what I'm wondering. I know that tears contain virus, but I'm wondering about how much more accurate the tests might be for "eye gunk"-- i.e. mucus/tears.

@ann_mcnitt If it is, is there a treatment for it?

@Chicagolady Paxlovid. And stay away from other people until symptoms are gone, AND two negative tests in 24 hours.

@ann_mcnitt My co worker was telling me her son had pinkeye - she had no idea it was a covid symptom now. Tested and guess what?

@NifferQSunshine Wow. I'm glad you could help her out.

@ann_mcnitt All the information is there. Easy Google search? Are people just reading headlines?

@sewlove33 There are more and more reports from healthcare providers and people with COVID on this, but yes, it's an easy Google (and Twitter) search.

@ann_mcnitt I got pinkeye when I had Covid in October. It sucked.

@ann_mcnitt @BoldsHeidi 70 years ago we used a clean (alcohol, or soap and water...) copper penny, rubbed it on the pink eye area several times a day, as soon as one started. The traces of copper ions that rubbed off killed the virus, or bacteria causing it. Still works today. My Mother taught me that.

@ann_mcnitt I have never heard of so many people having pink eye as I have recently.

@ann_mcnitt @uveitis1

@ann_mcnitt Oh wow, send them to the ER.

@ann_mcnitt @mcnorski 🤣🤣🤬🤬😥😥

@ann_mcnitt My daughter had 2 red eyes when she was sick last month. High fever, congestion, sore throat as well. We used rapids but she kept testing negative. I hsd sore throat, exhaustion. Also negative on rapids.

@ann_mcnitt @emery_desu Same conversations over here 😫

@ann_mcnitt Are people not listening to people like Dr Norman Swan? Professor Raina MacIntyre? Checking the health websites and bulletins? There should be a Twitter tv channel or they could just Google?

@ann_mcnitt I wish Id heard about this two weeks ago.

@ann_mcnitt I had it in March and husband caught it from me. Neither of us tested positive for Covid on the admittedly now old LFTs we have left over. I couldn't drive to get more as couldn't see properly and husband couldn't drive as he had a broken wrist. I'm convinced it was Arcturus.