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Old Jul 26, 2021 | 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by cheltzel
I believe there is no difference between the self administered BinaxNow test and the Covid-19 AG Card test sold by Emed. The critical difference as you point out is with the Emed test, you must start a online session with a registered/licensed professional and that person monitors you performing the test and issues a formal certificate. And that is what makes the Emed variant acceptable for immigration authorities and the airlines.

There is a pretty exhaustive discussion on this in the UA forum.

UA: Use Home Testing Kit for U.S. Return from International
While you are correct that the test itself is the same, not all of the BinaxNow tests can be used with emed’s telehealth monitored testing. Maybe something to do with the barcode? Not sure but just make sure you buy the correct test.

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