How does the covidSHIELD test work with contact tracing?

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• How does the covidSHIELD test work with contract tracing?

  SHIELD Illinois reports positive results to the Illinois Department of Public Health, which reports those results to the corresponding local health department for contract tracing purposes.

• How reliable are covidSHIELD test results?

  In a recent study, the saliva test was shown to have a specificity of 98.9% and a sensitivity of 95.8%. The FDA-authorized covidSHIELD test targets three highly conserved regions of the viral genome for detection. High specificity offered by ...

• How will a patient or organization be notified of test results?

  How or if a patient or organization will receive results is dependent on the organization type and how it was requested to be configured. For community test sites, the patient will receive their results through the patient portal at ...

• What do my results mean?

  The covidSHIELD test looks for three markers which are specific to the SARS-CoV-2 virus plus a control substance which is added during the testing process. The results of the test can be interpreted as follows: Negative – The test did not find any of ...

• I tested positive with covidSHIELD and negative with nasal PCR or other test. Which result is correct?

  Not all PCR tests are the same. They run on different PCR instruments, use different reagents, look for different genes, etc. etc. For example, the covidSHIELD saliva test is more reliable overall compared to self-collected nasal specimens. Nasal PCR ...