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    Rob do you know what these tests cost? I don’t . My husband had had 2 of these so he could do medical procedures. We pull used up in our car , rolled the window down they swabbed . The swan is 10 seconds. If people want to travel , would and could visitors pay for their test? It still doesn’t solve the 24 hour wait for the results. Just a thought .

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    The swab is 10 seconds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miss Honey View Post
    The swab is 10 seconds.
    The swab part may take seconds, but to move and collect data as well as swab for 150 people through socially distanced lines safely at the airport in Kingston took 3 hours...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miss Honey View Post
    Rob do you know what these tests cost? I don’t . My husband had had 2 of these so he could do medical procedures. We pull used up in our car , rolled the window down they swabbed . The swan is 10 seconds. If people want to travel , would and could visitors pay for their test? It still doesn’t solve the 24 hour wait for the results. Just a thought .

    The pre-flight "COVID Passport" as it was called was nixed by the airlines as unreliable and unmanageable. No mention here on who is funding the testing.
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    Few questions and comments -

    Any knowledge on what company manufactured these tests, and in what country? What is the acting agent? How invasive is the test? People commenting on having nose-bleeds following the swab - yikes!
    Where I reside you can even get tested unless you have symptoms, so a COVID-19 passport not an option for me.

    Too much confusion and uncertainty regarding who, what, when, and how someone will be or will not be tested. Logistical nightmare!
    June 26 is around the corner. Hoping the Ja Gov makes a decision and sticks with it so I can make an educated decision regarding travel or no travel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sandytoes View Post
    Few questions and comments -

    Any knowledge on what company manufactured these tests, and in what country? What is the acting agent? How invasive is the test? People commenting on having nose-bleeds following the swab - yikes!
    Where I reside you can even get tested unless you have symptoms, so a COVID-19 passport not an option for me.

    Too much confusion and uncertainty regarding who, what, when, and how someone will be or will not be tested. Logistical nightmare!
    June 26 is around the corner. Hoping the Ja Gov makes a decision and sticks with it so I can make an educated decision regarding travel or no travel.
    The Roche Cobas 6800 is the testing unit made in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

    https://diagnostics.roche.com/global...00-system.html

    I have not heard of any cases of nosebleeds here.
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