Listen: Why It Takes So Long To Get COVID-19 Test Results

In this episode of “The Daily Dive,” a news podcast, KHN senior correspondent Julie Appleby and iHeart Radio’s Oscar Ramirez discuss the steps involved in processing coronavirus tests and how these circumstances can lead to lags and variations in the turnaround time the patients face as they wait for results.

For more on this topic, check out Julie’s story.

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<h1>Listen: Why It Takes So Long To Get COVID-19 Test Results</h1>
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<p>In this episode of “The Daily Dive,” a news podcast, KHN senior correspondent Julie Appleby and iHeart Radio’s Oscar Ramirez discuss the steps involved in processing coronavirus tests and how these circumstances can lead to lags and variations in the turnaround time the patients face as they wait for results.</p><p>For more on this topic, check out Julie’s <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/what-takes-so-long-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-steps-involved-in-covid-19-testing/">story</a>.</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-audio-coronavirus-covid19-test-results-why-it-takes-so-long/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-audio-coronavirus-covid19-test-results-why-it-takes-so-long/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-audio-coronavirus-covid19-test-results-why-it-takes-so-long/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20Why%20It%20Takes%20So%20Long%20To%20Get%20COVID-19%20Test%20Results&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTA3NzYxNQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-audio-coronavirus-covid19-test-results-why-it-takes-so-long/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-audio-coronavirus-covid19-test-results-why-it-takes-so-long/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-audio-coronavirus-covid19-test-results-why-it-takes-so-long/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1077615&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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