# Took a swab test for Covid-19 today. Who's had one? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-a-swab-test-for-covid-19-today-whos-had-one/927697 "2020-12-10T00:14:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-a-swab-test-for-covid-19-today-whos-had-one/927697/21 "2020-12-11T23:27:29Z")
I’ve been tested 3 times since March. I’ll do it again a few days from now, prepping for a small family gathering at my nephew’s office at the local Purdue campus when the place is deserted for Christmas break. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-a-swab-test-for-covid-19-today-whos-had-one/927697/22 "2020-12-13T03:57:36Z")
I had one a couple of months ago. It was a temporary drive-up testing facility with testing done with you still in the car. I think it was the mid-turbinate swab described above. The nurse advised humming while she was swabbing, which seemed to minimize the discomfort. I got the result (negative) online in a little over 24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![chasole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@chasole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chasole)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-a-swab-test-for-covid-19-today-whos-had-one/927697/23 "2020-12-18T00:47:10Z")
Was the humming to keep you from screaming! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-a-swab-test-for-covid-19-today-whos-had-one/927697.md?page=1)