(not the person you asked) I opted to have one done (out of pocket) when I was doing an unrelated blood test, since I had gotten sick around the time COVID star

(not the person you asked) I opted to have one done (out of pocket) when I was doing an unrelated blood test, since I had gotten sick around the time COVID started to be an issue in my area. It's just a matter of checking an additional checkbox on the lab request (if you have the blood taken at a lab) or asking your doctor "hey, can you please also check box X" if the sample is taken at a doctor. Would have definitely stuck to the bare minimum of government-mandated precautions if it had been positive.