HELP still confused???

[dbkruzr]

Is the rapid diagnostic ID test from Walgreens approved?

[Schoifmom]

Yes, a rapid test is acceptable as long as it fits within Carnival's guidelines for the types of tests accepted.  You didn't state what type of test Walgreen's is offering, so I really cannot answer.  There are multiple types of rapid tests.  

 

Antigen tests include (acceptable for fully vaccinated guests only):

• Rapid antigen test
• Viral antigen test
• Antigen Chromatographic Digital Immunoassay
• Antigen Chemiluminescence Immunoassay, or
• Antigen Lateral Flow Fluorescence

NAAT include (acceptable for vaccinated and unvaccinated guests):

• PCR – Polymerase chain reaction
• RT-PCR – reverse transcription real time PCR
• Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
• Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) test
• Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) test
• Molecular test or molecular diagnostic test
• Isothermal amplification
• Droplet Digital PCR or digital droplet PCR (ddPCR)
• Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)

A rapid antigen or rapid PCR test is acceptable (of the test types listed above).

[dbkruzr]

I've done more research on google and it seems that the Rapid ID test is a PCR

so I guess it will be okay.

[dbrucern]

31 minutes ago, dbkruzr said:

I've done more research on google and it seems that the Rapid ID test is a PCR

so I guess it will be okay.

Hoping it comes back in time for your cruise, we cancelled ours after they told us it might be three days or longer before we got the results and went to CVS for the rapid antigen test

[dbkruzr]

4 minutes ago, dbrucern said:

Hoping it comes back in time for your cruise, we cancelled ours after they told us it might be three days or longer before we got the results and went to CVS for the rapid antigen test

 

[dbkruzr]

They say up to 24 hours no other rapid test available in my area I do have the at home test as a backup but I'm technology challenged have watched videos no problem with actual test but using laptop/phone to connect.

[surmy555]

5 minutes ago, dbkruzr said:

They say up to 24 hours no other rapid test available in my area I do have the at home test as a backup but I'm technology challenged have watched videos no problem with actual test but using laptop/phone to connect.

My wife and I have used this test several times. We usually have the results in less than 2 hours

[Knights on the Beach]

We had the test at Walgreens listed as Rapid Diagnostic Test (ID NOW) on 8/23 for our Magic cruise.  It says on the website results in less than 24 hours but we had ours 30 minutes later.  The lab report actually says it's a NAAT test.

[Schoifmom]

18 minutes ago, dbrucern said:

Hoping it comes back in time for your cruise, we cancelled ours after they told us it might be three days or longer before we got the results and went to CVS for the rapid antigen test

They did say that it was a rapid test.

[Bostwick girl]

4 hours ago, cruisemom2 said:

We had the test at Walgreens listed as Rapid Diagnostic Test (ID NOW) on 8/23 for our Magic cruise.  It says on the website results in less than 24 hours but we had ours 30 minutes later.  The lab report actually says it's a NAAT test.

You are exactly correct, it IS a NAAT test. We did it as well, ID NOW. It IS an acceptable test for Carnival. There were 3 of us in the same vehicle for our test. Went very smooth.  Our friend had her test results in 45 minutes, ours took 5 hours. Guess it depends when they actually test the sample.  I would just say when you print out your results to make sure it has all the required information. 
 

[dbkruzr]

Got my results from Walgreens in less than an hour all is good