New saliva test could simplify how we diagnose coronavirus

What if you could get tested for the coronavirus without a nose swab?

You may have seen in the last couple of months that there are at home saliva tests that got FDA emergency use approval. Now, Louisiana researchers have one that they are trying out on school students.

If you’ve had that nasopharyngeal swab, known as an NP swab, for the coronavirus test or any other respiratory infection, you know it can be uncomfortable. That’s because it goes so deep. Now, two Baton Rouge researchers have developed a saliva test to track coronavirus infections.

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Bullshit !! What will they think of next