Accuracy of at-home COVID tests: Exposure to cold should not affect results, experts say

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Accuracy of at-home COVID tests: Exposure to cold should not affect results, experts say
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Free government COVID-19 tests are starting to arrive in mailboxes, but what happens to the accuracy if they sit outside in the cold too long?

CHICAGO -- Free government COVID-19 tests are starting to arrive in mailboxes and the I- Team is getting answers about the accuracy of them.You may not be home when your covid tests arrive in your mailbox or on your doorstep, which will expose your tests to the cold. One viewer said his test had a label that stated it had to be stored at room temperature, so the I-Team asked experts if that mattered.

"The test, developers have made them so that the test will be stable when the tests are stored at various temperatures -- so when they're really cold or really hot," Korpics said."The FDA recommends that you bring it inside as soon as you can, and then leave it unopened at room temperature for at least two hours before opening it and using it.

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