Lucky. My test results took about 5 days.I was tested at a community site and later tested for my work. My first test came back exactly at 48 hours.
Lucky. My test results took about 5 days.I was tested at a community site and later tested for my work. My first test came back exactly at 48 hours.
Interesting thought. What about this scenario. Family of 4 just wants to go to Hawaii and hang out at the condo and relax but does not want to pay for them all to be tested. Could 1 person, the one who makes the reservations, rents the car, plans to do all the shopping et all just get tested? The other 3 would be restricted to the condo but not the one who tests negative. This sounds like a hole in their planning.Lucky. My test results took about 5 days.
Why would anyone in their tight mind fly all the way to Hawaii to sit inside a condo for 14 days - that’s a heck of a lot of money to sit inside 4 walls. Surely you could find a closer beachside apartment within the mainland for less money and without the need to quarantine?Interesting thought. What about this scenario. Family of 4 just wants to go to Hawaii and hang out at the condo and relax but does not want to pay for them all to be tested. Could 1 person, the one who makes the reservations, rents the car, plans to do all the shopping et all just get tested? The other 3 would be restricted to the condo but not the one who tests negative. This sounds like a hole in their planning.
No, it would be much too difficult to enforce that. And no one would travel over an ocean just to stay indoors at their condo all of the time, anyway. They could do that anywhere.Interesting thought. What about this scenario. Family of 4 just wants to go to Hawaii and hang out at the condo and relax but does not want to pay for them all to be tested. Could 1 person, the one who makes the reservations, rents the car, plans to do all the shopping et all just get tested? The other 3 would be restricted to the condo but not the one who tests negative. This sounds like a hole in their planning.
Interesting that they require that the test be performed in a CLIA approved Lab. That rules out self testing and perhap many point of care options. Also interesting if the 72 hrs is from time of the result report or time of collection.Also: here’s where the state’s latest is always posted - https://www.gohawaii.com/special-alerts-information
Although I would not, butWhy would anyone in their tight mind fly all the way to Hawaii to sit inside a condo for 14 days - that’s a heck of a lot of money to sit inside 4 walls. Surely you could find a closer beachside apartment within the mainland for less money and without the need to quarantine?
They wouldn't give any of you a reusable key.True but it does sound like a way people could skirt the rules. It would be pretty hard to catch folks once 1 member of a party has a reusable room key, rental car etc. Are you going to have to carry your “papers” everywhere you go and present them to get into a grocery store, restaurant etc?
No time frame for testing?The latest language update 7/6/20:
“Beginning Saturday, August 1, Travelers to Hawaii who have a valid negative COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19, as approved or authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to the Emergency Use Authorization (COVID-19 Testing Services) from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) licensed or certified laboratory prior to arriving at Hawaii’s airports will not be subject to the state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine. To be clear, this test result must be confirmed prior to arrival and the passenger must present evidence of this test upon arrival. Individuals will be responsible for the cost of the pre-travel test.”
Been searching online - is anyone able to dumb down for me what the difference between a NAAT and a PCR test is? Is it something that CVS can do? Seems like they are making it more difficult for us to come visit, but again having a hard time understanding.
That's what I was gathering too. Appreciate your response!Would defer to a pathologist/biochemist running the lab but my understanding is they are for all intents and purposes the same, at least for this matter. NAAT as a term is being used more so they may be proactive in that regard. I think all PCRs are a type of NAAT ultimately so it’s more of a generic term.
Hopefully the PCR test qualifies as this is what I see on the CVS website:
MinuteClinic performs a PCR test, which tests for active infections only. We do not administer antibody tests, which indicate whether the patient has been infected in the past.