Doctors say there could be a few things going on here.
test at least once and have some idea of how it all works. Most tests keep it simple: one line means it’s negative; two lines means it’s positive. But what does a faint line on a COVID test after 15 minutes mean? Are you positive or not?
Thomas Russo, M.D., a professor and the chief of infectious diseases at the University at Buffalo in New York, agrees. “It’s sort of like when you take a pregnancy test,” he says. “A ‘little pregnant’ is the same as being a lot pregnant.”OK, but why is the line faint? There are a few possible reasons. “The most conservative, careful interpretation is that you’re positive, but your virus titer is low,” says William Schaffner, M.D.
By the way, Dr. Russo recommends looking at your test results under good lighting, just to be sure you’re getting accurate results. “You don’t want to miss a faint line and you don’t want to ostrich and pretend it’s not there,” he says. If your lighting is sub-par, he recommends using the flashlight feature on your phone to be sure you’re viewing your results properly.
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