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Saliva Tests for COVID-19 as Effective as Swabs – Healthline
Experts say the noninvasive saliva tests are as accurate and easier to use as throat and nasal swabs in detecting COVID-19
- 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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