The
test done at CRCE is provided by SHIELD Illinois. Prior to taking a test, refrain from eating/drinking/smoking 60 minutes before testing. SHIELD Illinois testing supplies will be used and tests will be processed at SHIELD Illinois labs. More details on the covidSHIELD test can be
found in the SHIELD FAQ section of our Knowledge Base.
Anyone! Students, staff, faculty, and community
members are welcome to test with SHIELD free of charge. This testing site is open to the UIUC
community and the public. This test will give testers
an accurate PCR test for free with results available within 24-48 hours.
Community
members or members of the public should use
the SHIELD test at CRCE. This test is
available Monday – Friday from 7:30 am – 5:30 pm free of charge to anyone who
needs to test. Individuals can make an
appointment through their Patient Portal, or
they go to the site during testing hours and they will be processed as a
walk-in. Either is acceptable.
Your
results for the SHIELD test done at CRCE will not appear in the McKinley
app. You may access your results in your
private SHIELD Illinois Patient Portal. Only you have access to these results. They are not released to anyone on the UIUC
campus or your medical provider. You can
print the results to share them with anyone you would like.
SHIELD Illinois does not utilize the McKinley Health app and the McKinley Health Center does not provide the test.
No. SHIELD does not provide antigen tests. Antigen tests are available to UIUC community members who show an active ICard elsewhere on campus and at the front desk of CRCE. More information on those locations can be found here.