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Kids Using Soft Drinks to Fake a Positive COVID Test — And Skip School

After schools in England discovered that kids had figured out how to make an LFD rapid-result COVID test positive with fruit juices and soda — which triggered school closures — officials warned parents to be watchful, and to remember that a positive LFD test must be confirmed with a follow-up PCR test. Their resourcefulness triggered ZME Science writer Mark Lorch to see if he could foil their tricks by finding out why the tests could be manipulated like that. It turns out it has to...