You should collect your specimen as close to the time you will be delivering it to the collection location as possible. However, you may collect your specimen up to 23 hours before dropoff as long as it is in the closed vial and stored at room ...
Every precaution is taken at collection sites. In fact, no collection site worker (who might spend 40 hours/week at a collection site) has been infected at work. Drooling does not generate an appreciable amount of aerosols, so there is no worry for ...