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A new saliva test has been authorized by the FDA. Will it help solve the COVID-19 testing crisis?
The FDA granted an EUA to SalivaDirect, a test developed by Yale in partnership with the NBA. It's a saliva test for COVID-19. Will it help speed up testing in the U.S.?
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A newly authorized saliva-based coronavirus test is a step in the right direction, but won’t do much to ease the strain on labs across the country as they process test results, experts say.
On Saturday, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization, or EUA, to SalivaDirect, which can detect whether a person is infected with the coronavirus using saliva, rather than a sample taken from deep in the nasal cavity.
The test was developed by researchers at Yale University in partnership with the NBA, which had a need for frequent testing to restart their season safely and worked with the researchers to help them validate their test.