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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids in private (preschool and Big 3) abs never paid for testing. We did Curative or Sameday when needed to test. Tests were always back the same day (except during Christmas time). Kids never missed a day of school because test was late.[/quote]
Curative and Same Day both charge for testing. Do you mean that your insurance covered these tests?[/quote]

In MoCo, I've never paid once for Curative and I've used it many times. I did provide my insurance.

This is the County site, run by Curative:
https://book.curative.com/sites/27786#9/39.1744/-77.3046
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OK, first of all this is in Boyds, MD, which is a haul from the Big-3 schools. No one is driving out there and back. And second, this is not the 1-2 hour rapid testing. This is 1-2 day results. Sure, you may get your results sooner, but you could wait for up to 48 hours to see if your kid can return to school. [/quote]

But there are curative locations in VA that are just over the bridges.  They say 1-2 days, but except when things were crazy in Dec and Jan, you reliably get the results overnight.  It's free.  If you are spending money out of pocket, you are doing it for your own convenience of a closer site or 1 hour turn around.  It is absolutely possible to get a free PCR after school and have the results by morning.[/quote]

We are in DC and it takes 3-4 days for the free PCR test.[/quote]

Takes 15-30 mins for rapid antigen nasopharyngeal test. And $25. Tons of schools and countries accept those. [/quote]

If our Big-3 school accepted antigen tests, that would be wonderful. But it doesn't. That's the whole point. You need to get a PCR test to return. [/quote]

Sounds like overkill to require PCR given current phase of pandemic. Yes, at other phase, of course.[/quote]

The home tests are not always accurate.  [/quote]
At home antigen tests given 24 hours apart are very accurate.[/quote]

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