Mendy McNulty prepares test swabs for shipping as her son, Andrew, 7, watches after the family did a twice-weekly coronavirus test in their home Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Six thousand U.S. parents and kids are swabbing their noses twice a week to answer some of the most vexing mysteries about the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
August 9, 2020
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US kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science
Results aren’t expected until year’s end
Six thousand U.S. parents and kids are doing DIY nasal swabs twice a week to answer some of the most vexing mysteries about the coronavirus