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How many days is the at-home pcr collection sample good for? if a sample (labcorp pixel covid pcr) is collected on saturday and arrives lab on tuesday, is the result still valid?
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It should be by my knowledge.
Answered 6/18/2022
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If you followed the instructions for collection properly and the swab was put in a prescribed/provided transport medium, it would be okay.
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