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What Are My Options for COVID-19 Testing at Urgent Care Hawaii

Getting a COVID-19 test is the only way to receive a confirmed diagnosis and, in most scenarios, it is mandatory for travel. Health care professionals recommend that you donu2019t delay getting yourself tested if you experience symptom onset.<br><br>Testing for COVID-19 may be easy and hassle-free, with drive-through options and results being available as early as 15 minutes, but with several options available, which test should you opt for? Read along, as we give you a low-down on the different types of corona virus testing Kapolei and other regions of Hawaii.<br>

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What Are My Options for COVID-19 Testing at Urgent Care Hawaii

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  1. What Are My Options for COVID-19 Testing at Urgent Care Hawaii?

  2. Think you may be exposed to someone with COVID-19? Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms? Want to travel in the United States? Getting a COVID-19 test is the only way to receive a confirmed diagnosis and, in most scenarios, it is mandatory for travel.

  3. Health care professionals recommend that you don’t delay getting yourself tested if you experience symptom onset. Testing for COVID-19 may be easy and hassle-free, with drive-through options and results being available as early as 15 minutes, but with several options available, which test should you opt for? Read along, as we give you a low-down on the different types of corona virus testing Kapolei and other regions of Hawaii.

  4. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized several COVID-19 testing kits for emergency use in the United States.

  5. These tests employ state-of-the-art molecular technology to detect the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, or SARS-CoV-2. The highly infectious coronavirus known to cause COVID-19.

  6. What are the types of corona virus testing in Kapolei or Pearl City? In Hawaii, the COVID-19 tests authorized by the FDA for emergency use are (1) ID NOWTM and (2) NAAT real-time RT-PCR test. NAAT stands for Nucleic Acid Amplification Test and PCR stands for polymerase chain reaction. 

  7. Essentially, both the ID NOW and NAAT PCR test detect the genetic material (RNA) of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and amplify it to considerably higher quantities to a level that can be detected by the machine or the analyzer. Thus, in principle, both ID NOW and RT PCR tests are the same, that is, both are molecular diagnostic tests.

  8. “At Urgent Care Hawaii, we offer two types of FDA-authorized for emergency-use COVID-19 testing Kailua, Kapolei, Pearl City, Al Moana, and KoOlina. At all our five centers, we have staff that are trained and well equipped to perform these tests,” says Dr.PanteaShoja, Medical Director of Urgent Care Hawaii. 

  9. “Both these tests are approved for inter-island travel in the State of Hawaii. And, for those looking to get a COVID-19 screening just for the sake of sanity, with no travel plans, there is a third option called the rapid antigen test,” she adds.

  10. What is the difference between ID NOW and NAAT RT-PCR tests? In case of the NAAT RT-PCR test, the RNA of the virus is amplified, meaning several copies are made, so that even a trace of the genetic material in a patient’s specimen can be detected. 

  11. Thus, this test is highly sensitive. However, since this test is typically performed using a sophisticated machine at a high complex laboratory level, it takes 48-56 hours to receive the test result. The ID NOW test is called a rapid molecular test.

  12. Developed by Abbot in 2014, this assay using point-of-care technology gained popularity among frontline health care workers given the surging COVID-19 cases. It uses isothermal energy and a proprietary enzyme to amplify the genetic material of the coronavirus. It is a high-performing and efficient molecular test currently available for COVID-19 testing in Kailua.

  13. You can get ID NOW test results in as little as 13-15 minutes. The machine is portable and the results, rapid, making it one of the most widely used test for COVID-19 screening at airports.

  14. Can I get a COVID-19 test if I don’t have travel plans? Yes! While the ID NOW and NAAT RT-PCR are approved for inter-island travel in Hawaii. A third option called the COVID-19 rapid antigen testing, offered by BD VeritorTM Plus System, is available for those who wish to get a test without travel plans or symptoms.

  15. Which test is better for me? The process of specimen collection is identical for all three tests—a nasopharyngeal swab sample is collected, which is immediately placed into an acidic liquid solution, and then tested.  The sensitivity and specificity of the tests are also similar. 

  16. But, given the rapidity of the ID NOW COVID-19 test, it is more preferred for traveling interisland in Hawaii, all 50 US states, as well as other countries. The RT-PCR, on the other hand, has been considered one of the most accurate and reliable tests. Remember, a negative test only means that you did not have COVID-19 on the day of your test, so continue to take all precautions to curb the spread of the disease. 

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