1: Activate your kit online at color.com/covid/activate

You need your unique barcode, which you’ll find on your collection tube.

Warning: Your sample will not be tested if the kit is not activated.

2: Before collecting your sample, wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds and dry them well.

3: Remove the cap of the collection tube.

Keep the cap and collection tube nearby

4: Open the swab package.

Starting from the handle end of the swab package, peel open the paper backing. Pull swab out of its packaging by the handle.

Note: Do not touch the soft tip with your hands or lay it down on any surface.

5: Rotate swab tip in first nostril, 4 times.

Insert the soft tip into one nostril, until it is no longer visible. Using medium pressure against the inside of your nostril the whole time, rub the swab in a large circular motion at least 4 times.

Note: Swab should not go further than ½ inch.

6: Rotate swab tip in other nostril, 4 times.

Repeat the previous step in the second nostril, using the same end of the swab.

Note: You will use the same swab for both nostrils.

7: Put swab into the collection tube.

The soft tip of the swab that went into your nose should go into the tube first.

8: After putting the swab in the collection tube, make sure that the cap of the collection tube is tightly shut by pressing it down firmly.

Note: After closing the collection tube, wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds and dry them well.

9: Put collection tube into the biohazard bag.

Close the bag with the adhesive seal.

10: Follow instructions specific to your institution/organization to return your sample the same day you collect it.

How do I activate my saliva collection kit?

Before mailing in your sample, it is important to activate your kit online at www.color.com/activate. It is required in order to process your sample at the lab. You will need the two numbers printed on your saliva tube.

Your kit must be activated in order to process it in the laboratory. If your sample is returned without being activated, we will send you a new kit and contact you by email with instructions to provide and activate your new sample.

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What kind of results will I receive?

The Color COVID-19 Test is a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) assay that tests for an active infection of COVID-19. It is not an antibody or a PCR test. The Color Test tests for an active infection of COVID-19. You will receive a full, downloadable testing report (PDF) from Color, a CAP and CLIA certified clinical testing laboratory. Here’s what to expect in your testing report:

• Your personal details, such as name, date of birth, and sex,

• The result of your COVID-19 testing sample (whether SARS-CoV-2 RNA, or the viral information that causes COVID-19, was detected in your sample),

• The type of sample collected,

• The date your sample was collected, and the date your report was released,

• The credentials of our laboratory (including CLIA & CAP number).