DNA and/or RNA samples from COVID19 tests being permanently stored?

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Clemente Asked March 2021

DNA and/or RNA samples from COVID19 tests being permanently stored?

When Nursing Homes test residents and staff for COVID19, are the samples/specimens collected for the test (by swabbing or other procedures used) kept in storage, or discarded after testing is complete?

Are samples/specimens stored in any way to preserve DNA or RNA material from the people who are tested for COVID19, and/or identified with the persons name and/or other information would identify individuals tested for COVID19?

I am also interested to know if other organizations that test for COVID19 like hospitals, pharmacies, etc. are storing samples and/or personal identifying information.

Coronavirus Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility

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You could ask this question about ANY blood work or tests. Your RNA and DNA could be got from anything you have tested.

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If any individual ever became aware that his or her information, individually identifiable, was being stored or shared without specific consent to the purposes declared, he or she could sue the bejasus out of the culprit.

And that's besides any criminal offences that would be being committed under Data Protection legislation which is by now in force (in various formats) worldwide.

So, I seriously doubt it.

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