Your home should be a refuge from the dangers of the outside world. If you have a home surveillance system, you know the feeling of increased safety and peace of mind that a little extra monitoring can bring. Too bad there is no home security system on the market that can detect viral intruders…
While you’re probably aware of COVID-19 testing options, high costs and other factors make it difficult for most families to routinely test each person for the COVID-19 virus. Worn mask testing allows you to perform one test to sound the alarm and help identify this virus’s invasion into your home or work environment.
How worn mask testing works
Every time you exhale, you’re expelling respiratory droplets into the air. When you wear a mask to catch these droplets, our labs can test the mask for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Each member of your household or workplace just needs to wear our disposable face mask for at least 4 hours. This can be in the context of normal life: at work, grocery shopping, or another everyday activity. Once all the masks from the household or office have been worn (up to 4 individuals per envelope), you’ll send them back in one envelope and our labs will test them for the presence of the COVID-19 virus.
If the worn mask test results come back positive, then all household members will want to follow standard quarantine protocols and receive individual clinical testing, like the empowerDX nasal swab test. If the worn mask test comes back negative, you can continue to remain vigilant and order worn mask tests periodically – just as you would set your home security system every evening.
Benefits of worn mask testing
Worn mask testing provides an easy, innovative way to monitor your household environment for the COVID-19 virus. It does not require a doctor’s order and does not have any age restrictions (which many clinical tests have).
Additionally, it’s much easier to register for a worn mask test kit. Since the results are pooled and not specific to each person’s mask, we won’t need to gather as much health data to register you and your household.
Should I use a Worn Mask test if someone in my family has symptoms?
If people in your household are experiencing symptoms of a COVID-19, it’s better to get clinical testing and talk to your physician about care options. Think of worn mask testing as a supplement rather than a substitute for individual clinical diagnostic and screening tests.
By using innovative tools like worn mask testing, you can do your part to keep your family safer and prevent the virus from spreading beyond your home.
