Is my DNA kept or analyzed as part of this test?

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• How is the test specimen disposed of after testing?

  Test specimens are safely and permanently destroyed once testing is completed in accordance with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations. Negative, inconclusive, invalid, and rejected specimens are immediately discarded to be ...

• Are you testing for anything else? Drugs, alcohol, etc.?

  This question comes up a lot, but no, the covidSHIELD test only targets specific COVID-19 markers and is not able to test for other communicable disease, substances, or DNA.

• How much saliva does a person need to produce for a test?

  You will need to provide around 2mL of saliva (not bubbles) for the sample to be processed correctly (the vials used will often have a marking noting how much saliva is  needed).

• When people drool, do the droplets stay in the area or do they disperse?

  Drooling does not generate an appreciable amount of aerosols, so there is nothing to worry about with airborne particles.

• Does the covidSHIELD test identify SARS-CoV-2 variants?

  The covidSHIELD test will detect all known variants of SARS-CoV-2. This ability is monitored rigorously by Thermo-Fischer, the company who produces the reagents which is the part of the test which identifies the SARS-CoV-2 markers. The covidSHIELD ...