Must be accompanied by completed Patient Consent for Non-Rebateable Test Form, providing financial consent.
https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/files/attachments/doc-op-2240_patient_consent_for_non-rebateable_test_form_version_2.0.pdf
Pre and Post vaccination serum recommended. Send second serum approximately 6 weeks post vaccination.
Instruct patients to return to the same collection centre so that specimen matching can occur.
Single samples only sent on request.
Pre vaccination serum stored for a maximum of 6 months. Pre and post sera are sent together for testing in parallel. |