Saliva Tests for COVID-19 as Effective as Swabs – Healthline

• Researchers say new saliva tests are nearly as accurate as throat and nasal swabs to detect COVID-19.
• They note that the tests are easier and less invasive than other exams, factors that could help increase the number of COVID-19 tests.
• Some at-home tests require a prescription, and some need to be sent to labs while others dont.

You now have a more comfortable, easier-to-perform option for COVID-19 testing besides the stick in the nose and throat swab methods.
Saliva-based testing has shown accuracy…

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