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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: boucharda] #239871
11/16/2020 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by boucharda
Tuesday test for a Saturday departure works....but Monday testing would give you an extra day for results to come back

..and make sure you are tested at a time later than your last connection departs....


Isn't taking the test on Monday cutting it very close for a Saturday departure?

I have heard that the labs here are no longer giving the Deep nasal testing, it is the same, just not as deep.
The people who had both went to the same lab that they had their first Deep Nasal done.

People are also talking about tests being accepted that they have ordered, from labs, and do themselves.

Very confusing.



Last edited by The_Lurker; 11/16/2020 10:41 AM.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: The_Lurker] #239891
11/16/2020 11:32 AM
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No. Monday is the ealiest you can do with that 120hr window.

Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: badbenni] #239918
11/16/2020 02:04 PM
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I just called CVS minute clinic, so here's a data point for the board members. I was told 2-3 days turnaround time is calendar day, not business day. But the agent said it would take longer to 6-10 days given the holiday season is approaching and the surging covid cases. I'm not sure if I can still go if that's the case.

Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: bc007] #239930
11/16/2020 04:11 PM
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bc007 ... do you know if the CVS minute clinic require symptoms to get tested?

I need to find something in the Charlottesville, VA area to have a test done for travel.


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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: BeachKitten] #239932
11/16/2020 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BeachKitten
bc007 ... do you know if the CVS minute clinic require symptoms to get tested?

I need to find something in the Charlottesville, VA area to have a test done for travel.


When you try to schedule an appointment with them online, there is a question asking if you suspect you have been exposed to Covid (not the exact words). If you select that, you will be qualified to get tested even if you don't have a sympton.

Last edited by bc007; 11/16/2020 04:23 PM.
Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: BeachKitten] #239935
11/16/2020 04:35 PM
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There is a Patient First in Richmond, a little over an hour away from Charlottesville, that offers Covid testing without a referral but it is by appointment only. We used Patient First for our tests, it is RT-PCR and turnaround time was 2 days.


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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: badbenni] #239968
11/16/2020 08:29 PM
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In case this helps anyone: According to the SXM site the 120 Hours is prior to the "DATE" of arrival, not arrival time or departure time. I emailed the tourism bureau because my 120 hours would be on a Saturday afternoon when clinics were closed. They confirmed that anytime 5 days prior works. Of course I will be printing off that email to take with me just in case smile

Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: nakedisbetter] #239971
11/16/2020 08:41 PM
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As I recall it states no more than120hr prior to your last departure flight to SXM.

Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19 [Re: nakedisbetter] #239979
11/16/2020 09:54 PM
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Right from the “Electronic Health Authorization System” the following is the exact wording.

“performed within 120 hours prior to departure to Sint Maarten (last leg in case of connecting flights)”

I would follow the published rules, but that’s just me.


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