FDA Clears First COVID-19 Saliva Test
- 4 years ago
FDA Clears First
COVID-19 Saliva Test According to NBC News, Rutgers University
researchers in New Jersey have been given the
green light to proceed with the new kind of test. The test will first be made available
to hospitals and clinics affiliated
with the university. Currently, health care workers are
required to swab a patient's nose
or throat to test for coronavirus. The new saliva-based test will require
patients to spit into a plastic tube, which lessens
infection risk for health care workers. Andrew Brooks,
Rutgers lab director According to lab director Andrew Brooks,
the Rutgers lab can currently process
10,000 patient samples per day. The FDA is advising any patients who
test negative with the saliva method to have
their results confirmed with a second method.
COVID-19 Saliva Test According to NBC News, Rutgers University
researchers in New Jersey have been given the
green light to proceed with the new kind of test. The test will first be made available
to hospitals and clinics affiliated
with the university. Currently, health care workers are
required to swab a patient's nose
or throat to test for coronavirus. The new saliva-based test will require
patients to spit into a plastic tube, which lessens
infection risk for health care workers. Andrew Brooks,
Rutgers lab director According to lab director Andrew Brooks,
the Rutgers lab can currently process
10,000 patient samples per day. The FDA is advising any patients who
test negative with the saliva method to have
their results confirmed with a second method.