Fact Check: Tiny Amount of Sodium Azide In Covid-19 Test Liquid NOT Able To Poison People -- It Doesn't Touch Patient
Fact Check
Is a lethal drug included in over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits? Yes, but that is misleading. In the Abbott Laboratories home kit, the drug sodium azide is in the liquid in a dropper bottle, with the liquid placed on the paper test card where the swab is inserted after being used to gather a specimen. The small amount of sodium azide…