Rapid Diagnostic Test?? Walgreens?

[DISFANS3]

Can we use the Rapid Diagnostic Test from Walgreens to Qualifying to Board?  Or does it have to be the Rapid Antigen Test?  The Rapid test I can get back next hour. The Antigen test takes 3 - 5 days to return. Hope to be on the Allure in Sept. 

[molly361]

Yes you can use Walgreens Rapid ID NOW test

[GTO-Girl]

14 minutes ago, DISFANS3 said:

Can we use the Rapid Diagnostic Test from Walgreens to Qualifying to Board?  Or does it have to be the Rapid Antigen Test?  The Rapid test I can get back next hour. The Antigen test takes 3 - 5 days to return. Hope to be on the Allure in Sept. 

 

we did the rapid antigen test at our local Urgent Care center and had the results in 15min.

 

 It was the PCR test that was going to take days.

 

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by GTO-Girl

[orville99]

18 minutes ago, DISFANS3 said:

Can we use the Rapid Diagnostic Test from Walgreens to Qualifying to Board?  Or does it have to be the Rapid Antigen Test?  The Rapid test I can get back next hour. The Antigen test takes 3 - 5 days to return. Hope to be on the Allure in Sept. 

You can get the rapid antigen test at most Walgreen's and CVS Minute Clinics - the results should be available in less than an hour for each. Walgreen's seems to be more focused on the PCR/NAAT tests which can take 2-5 days for results. CVS seems to focus more on the rapid tests. Both the rapid test and the PCR test are antigen tests - the difference is in the level of sophistication and process complexity required to produce results.

[molly361]

6 minutes ago, orville99 said:

You can get the rapid antigen test at most Walgreen's and CVS Minute Clinics - the results should be available in less than an hour for each. Walgreen's seems to be more focused on the PCR/NAAT tests which can take 2-5 days for results. CVS seems to focus more on the rapid tests. Both the rapid test and the PCR test are antigen tests - the difference is in the level of sophistication and process complexity required to produce results.

It's the opposite over here in New Smyrna Beach.  Our CVS ONLY does PCR tests and Walgreens The Rapid ID Now One

 

4.45mi

CVS East 3Rd Avenue New Smyrna Beach Covid - 19 Testing Site,

615 East 3rd Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169

Directions

Test type: Molecular lab test (PCR / NAAT)

Accepted for most travel and recreational purposes

Drive-thru test (vehicle required)

Results within 1-2 days

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by molly361

[orville99]

7 minutes ago, molly361 said:

It's the opposite over here in New Smyrna Beach.  Our CVS ONLY does PCR tests and Walgreens The Rapid ID Now One

Both the Walgreen's and CVS locations closest to where we live (about a mile away) only do the PCR tests, while the CVS and Walgreen's 3-4 miles down I-192 do both PCR and Rapid - go figure...

 

Probably the thing we miss the most since the start of the pandemic is spending the day fishing at Smyrna Dunes park.

[smokeybandit]

4 minutes ago, orville99 said:

You can get the rapid antigen test at most Walgreen's and CVS Minute Clinics - the results should be available in less than an hour for each. Walgreen's seems to be more focused on the PCR/NAAT tests which can take 2-5 days for results. CVS seems to focus more on the rapid tests. Both the rapid test and the PCR test are antigen tests - the difference is in the level of sophistication and process complexity required to produce results.

PCR test is not an antigen test. It looks for RNA fragments (not if you actually are infected with covid)