They told me 3-5 days max when I got tested, and then promised to escalate my case and guaranteed a call within 48 hours. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:bottom}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} Place in specimen bag and label with “COVID-19 ANTIBODY” and submit to laboratory. For those collecting in-house: Fill SST tube, invert gently 5 times, label with patient name, let stand for minimum of30 minutes, maximum of 1 hr,spin for 10-15 minutes. Damn! No results. Prolonged wait times for test results can complicate efforts to find and isolate people with whom an infected individual had contact, making it harder to curb the spread._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Aw, how was the quarantine? Press J to jump to the feed. Michel said positive results have been available in less than two days but that negative test results take longer. This person said some employees in daily email chats have swapped stories about how testing delays at the pharmacy chain have been getting worse, and technicians processing tests are frustrated. An NBA memo detailed plans to try to supplement the COVID-19 testing already in place for players and referees with localized game-day testing in all 28 NBA cities. Long testing turnaround time is very bad. r/COVID19: In December 2019, SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the disease COVID-19, emerged in the city of Wuhan, China. Which arena? The availability of tests varies widely, as does the time it takes to get results. This subreddit seeks to … The website for CVS’s MinuteClinic, which conducts Covid-19 tests, indicated on Thursday that results would be available in five to seven days. There are specific places to take it since it has to be overnighted (prepaid packaging). Each CVS drive-through testing location can process about 50 tests a day, giving the company capacity to test 70,000 people a day at those sites, the company said. Could such a delay actually cause a spike? I thought there was a portal online where you can check, no? Overall, much worse outcomes. So on Monday afternoon, I administered the test (very non-invasive) and sent it off around 2pm and received my results digitally around 9pm on Wednesday. The company, which uses tests provided by Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc., has been able to deliver results in three to five days, a spokesman said. The new test brings in substantial improvement in turnaround time for COVID-19 diagnostics as it offers real-time results and helps to make decisions while the patient is still onsite. What questions do you have? ._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR._3axV0unm-cpsxoKWYwKh2x{fill:#ea0027} If you had a rapid swab test (lateral flow test), you should get your result within 2 hours. 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Fuck. It’s now been 5 days so I have followed up using the suggested phone number and email address, and while I’m sure they’re swamped with processing and informing people, and I understand that they’re prioritizing people who test positive, I am starting to get a little nervous/antsy and wondering if anyone here has any recent experience with being tested and it also taking longer than expected to get a result back. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. A CVS spokesman declined to say how many tests the company typically administers but the company has said it administered one million tests between March and the end of June. When i got tested last Thursday (at St Joe’s in Toronto) I was told I’d get my results within 4 days. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Customers swab themselves in their cars in pharmacy drive-throughs. BioReference offers an immunoassay which measures SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies, correlating with the patient’s adaptive immune response after COVID-19 infection.Antibodies are expected to be detectable in the majority of patients by 14 days after the onset of symptoms, and are presumed to remain elevated for some time after recovery. The turnaround time for hospitalized patients is faster, the spokeswoman said. CVS has ramped up testing more quickly than rivals Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Rite Aid Corp. CVS offers self-swab tests at about 1,400 U.S. stores and plans to add more. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.361933014be843c79476.css.map*/ of the virus. CVS is stating that it’s a 3-4 day turnaround for test results which is less time than our 48 hour timeline. Some CVS employees involved in testing have expressed concerns about delays and say the company hasn’t been transparent with customers about wait times, according to a person familiar with CVS’s practices. My mother and I went through the Minute Clinic drive thru testing on 7/3 and, as of last week, officially gave up on getting results back. I’ve been good at keeping distance from others, haven’t been on public transit, I’m working from home and living alone, so I am anticipating a negative response. My husband was tested at Toronto Western Hospital and got his results in a little over 24 hours, and I got my results (Women's College Hospital) in less than 24 hours. *Available to patients with an iPhone using iOS 11.3 or later. Where did you go and what happened? We’d sent emails that went unanswered and checked the MyChart app religiously. The CVS spokesman said the company can send a request to a lab for a timing update but isn’t able to expedite turnaround times. They have been doing this every week or so or the past 3-4 weeks of pushing the test result report window. I'm not sure if she got results yet. Rite Aid said on Thursday it was doubling testing capacity with the addition of 161 drive-through testing locations. Live near a nice hospital, get a quick result. Absolutely ridiculous and more than a bit worrying. 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