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If you have to COVID-19 test, make sure you use the Optimal Testing Requirements

While A Voice for Choice Advocacy does not agree with COVID-19 testing mandates, we recognize that many are required to test on an ongoing basis. Societal mandates for COVID-19 testing have become the norm as a condition of employment, being allowed on schools and college campuses, entry to certain buildings, events, etc. If you are being required to be tested for SARS-COV-2 on a regular basis, you should understand the test options available and request a test that is as non-invasive and as accurate as possible.

A Voice for Choice Advocacy has researched the SARS-COV-2 tests that are available, and while none are ideal, if you are required to be tested, our recommendations are as follows:

*
Tests
which
require
saliva
over
nasopharyngeal
(NP)
swabs,
oropharyngeal
(OP)
swabs,
anterior
nasal
swabs,
mid-turbinate
nasal
swabs,
nasopharyngeal
wash/aspirates,
nasal
wash/aspirate
specimens
and/or
bronchoalveolar
lavage.
*
Sequencing
tests
over
PCR
tests,
which
are
newer
to
the
market,
but
they
are
much
more
accurate.
*
PCR
tests
with
Cycle
thresholds
(Ct)
under
35
,
preferably
under
30.
Above
35
the
rates
of
false
positive
are
extremely
high
*
Labs
that
do
not
share
test
information,
including
but
not
limited
to
saliva/swap
samples,
DNA
and/or
other
genetic
information
with
any
third
party.
*
Ability
to
immediately
retest
if
the
PCR
test
comes
back
positive
and
the
employee
is
asymptomatic,
to
rule
out
a
false
positive.

A Voice for Choice Advocacy has requested that each county in California offer at least one free COVID-19 testing site that offers saliva testing: [link removed] [[link removed]]

To request saliva testing be adopted by your employer/school/university, complete the second page of this document and submit it to them: [link removed] [[link removed]]
Requests to change to saliva testing are most successful if there are many making the request at the same time. Usually even people who do not have a problem with the swab testing prefer saliva testing if given the option, so reach out to other colleagues and students to do the same. If you are part of a union, also submit the request to them and ask them to request saliva testing on your behalf.

For more information, including labs and testing facilities go to: www.avoiceforchoiceadvocacy.org/COVID19-testing [[link removed]] . If you know of any other free/insurance covered testing facilities that offer COVID-19 saliva testing, please email us at [email protected] [[email protected]?subject=Saliva%20Testing%20Facilities] , so we can add them to the list.

If you found this information helpful and appreciate the work A Voice for Choice Advocacy is doing, please support us by making a donation today.

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Together we can make change happen!

C
Christina Hildebrand
President/Founder
A Voice for Choice Advocacy, Inc.
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