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• Can I contact the lab for more information?

  The laboratories which perform the covidSHIELD test for SHIELD Illinois cannot provide any patient, agency, or any other party any information about covidSHIELD, the laboratory process, SHIELD Illinois, et cetera. The labs also cannot provide any ...

• Does SHIELD Illinois offer Binax (antigen) testing?

  The short answer is "yes." The long answer is SHIELD Illinois only provides operational support for BINAX testing for K-12 public schools which are already participating in the SHIELD Illinois covidSHIELD saliva testing program.  Overview SHIELD ...

• How long does it take to get my results?

  Results should be available within 24-48 hours of when they were received by the lab and can vary from day to day. If you have not received your results in 36 hours from the time they were sent, please contact the patient support line (for individual ...

• Who owns SHIELD Illinois?

  SHIELD Illinois is the SHIELD Deployment Unit of the University of Illinois System and continues the Land Grant Mission of the University of Illinois by deploying the innovative covidSHIELD saliva-based COVID-19 screening test throughout the state of ...

• Why did my Chicago area specimen end up in Central Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, or Maine?

  We look at data in aggregate across the state and in real-time and aim to hit the 24 hour mark for all of our patients across the state. The decisions our operations team makes are based on what is projected to get the results to patients as fast as ...