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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/01/2021 10:39 PM
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Mchuho
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I found this article from april 2021 travel and leisure that explains the difference between covid tests. My understanding is that if the pcr covid test is being sent to a lab for processing results, then it’s considered a rt-pcr test. Please correct me if I am am wrong. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/covid-test-types-pcr-antigen-antibody
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/02/2021 07:31 PM
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My son and his wife were charged $700 each for their PCR tests. They live on Long Island and don’t have health insurance. This seems like way too much. $700 doesn't just seem to much it's highway robbery. You sure you didn't mean $70?
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 04:43 PM
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WOW, our drive up tests in Florida are free but we must supply our Medicare number. I can get both the antigen test(15 minutes result) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), 24 to 48 hours by email. However, a friend up north paid $100 and another paid $200. $700 dollars seems too high. SXM requires the PCR test? Why does SXM not accept the simple nasal swab for the antigen test or proof of vaccination? The PCR test was perform from a blood sample.
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 04:55 PM
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Paul--the antigen test is acceptable for SXM, just within 48 hours, not 120 hours, like for a PCR test. And no, a PCR test was always a nasal swab, not a blood test.
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 05:10 PM
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I thought the PCR test is perform from blood taken from the individual. I think you have that confused with a DNA test.
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 06:28 PM
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Paul6363
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How is the COVID-19 antibody test conducted?
To conduct an antibody test for COVID-19 , typically a health care professional takes a blood sample, usually by a finger prick or by drawing blood from a vein in your arm. Then the sample is tested in a lab to determine whether you've developed antibodies against the COVID-19 virus.
When I was tested for COVID, a nasal sample ( test results in 15 minutes)and a blood sample was taken by drawing blood, ( test results within three days).
My question is that you only need the test performed by a nasal swab to get into SXM?
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 06:31 PM
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How is the COVID-19 antibody test conducted?
To conduct an antibody test for COVID-19 , typically a health care professional takes a blood sample, usually by a finger prick or by drawing blood from a vein in your arm. Then the sample is tested in a lab to determine whether you've developed antibodies against the COVID-19 virus.
When I was tested for COVID, a nasal sample ( test results in 15 minutes)and a blood sample was taken by drawing blood, ( test results within three days).
Don't know. Didn't have antibody test. Had the rt-PCR test.
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 06:53 PM
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Thanks Carol, PCR test by using a nasal sample is required for entry into SXM. The antibody test by testing a blood sample is not required for entry into SXM. Don't confuse antibody with antigen. Two different tests, testing for two different things.
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Re: Sorry, another COVID testing question
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05/07/2021 08:23 PM
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Carol_Hill
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Paul--Yes, I think you were originally confusing an ANTIBODY test with an ANTIGEN test..
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