Covid Testing

Hello I am the mother of a 17 year girl who is non verbal, with severe learning difficulties and ASD. We are hoping to go abroad as a family this summer but need to present a Covid test for each family member in order to fly. She will not tolerate having a swab stick up her nose or back of throat, does anyone know a. if there is a testing alternative? b. what the policy for special needs children who cannot tolerate testing?

Parents
  • You can get a home testing kit where you do the test in a more controlled home environment (it's the usual swab in the throat and nose) and then you send off the sample to the lab - speak to your gp about organising it for you.

    There's a pdf from this site explaining it.

    How to do a test for Coronavirus at home - Ambitious about ...
    If you only need a lateral flow test, lots of pharmacies have them and you can do those at home
    even make a game of it watching the little line appear 
    Best wishes
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  • You can get a home testing kit where you do the test in a more controlled home environment (it's the usual swab in the throat and nose) and then you send off the sample to the lab - speak to your gp about organising it for you.

    There's a pdf from this site explaining it.

    How to do a test for Coronavirus at home - Ambitious about ...
    If you only need a lateral flow test, lots of pharmacies have them and you can do those at home
    even make a game of it watching the little line appear 
    Best wishes
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