There is a lot of discussion in the literature about setting up local testing centers, and a significant drawback is that even staffed with nurses and trained volunteers, there are real quality control and process issues. Given that, I can’t imagine that home testing wouldn’t have far larger problems. For example, if samples weren’t gathered and handled exactly correctly, I’d expect the false negative rates could be incredibly high, and people who would otherwise self-isolate or get tested correctly would assume they could go out.
There is a lot of discussion in the literature about setting up local testing centers, and a significant drawback is that even staffed with nurses and trained volunteers, there are real quality control and process issues. Given that, I can’t imagine that home testing wouldn’t have far larger problems. For example, if samples weren’t gathered and handled exactly correctly, I’d expect the false negative rates could be incredibly high, and people who would otherwise self-isolate or get tested correctly would assume they could go out.