Does a video show a COVID-19 home test kit determining whether the virus is in tap water?
A video on social media showing a woman using a COVID-19 home test to test tap water for the virus ends with the reading showing an invalid test result, not a positive COVID result as the video implies.
The test was performed incorrectly, outside of the manufacturer's labeling instructions and intended purpose. This test is only intended to detect the viral protein antigen of SARS-CoV-2 from a nasal swab sample. This test kit is not designed to test water or food for the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
The test pictured in this video appears to be a BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test.
A spokesman for Abbott, maker of the BinaxNOW COVID-19 test kit, told Lead Stories, "Spreading misinformation with deliberate misuse of a medical product during a pandemic is misleading, irresponsible and dangerous to public health."