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Community Testing for COVID-19 fails to meet the c...

Community Testing for COVID-19 fails to meet the challenge.

I was happy to see Advance was offering free COVID tests and pre registered to be swab tested on Sept. 10th at one of their drive thru testings. The staff was friendly and quick. There was practically no wait because there were only 2 cars ahead of me when I arrived. I was given the swab test and told it should be 2-4 business days to receive my results from LabCorp and I should also receive a call from Advance. I was given the instructions on how to access the Labcorp portal as well. Ok, this sounds great. It's now been 7 days since my test and no results! I called Advance to see what my status is and I'm politely told that due to volume it's taking longer for results from Labcorp. No timeframe on how much longer. Then why are you promoting a 2-4 business day turnaround? What if I'm positive with no symptoms? This totally defeats the purpose of testing from a public health standpoint.

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