testing
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Yale Is Working on a Cheap Coronavirus Saliva Test, and the NBA Is Giving It Spit
The Yale School of Public Health on Saturday received emergency regulatory authorization for a new covid-19 diagnostic test that detects the novel coronavirus using saliva samples instead of samples from nasopharyngeal swabs. Next, it wants to find out if the test can be used to detect cases in asymptomatic individuals, and it has a surprising…
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The CDC Is Screwing Up How The U.S. Counts Covid-19 Testing Numbers
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, along with several U.S. states, are muddling the statistics on covid-19 testing, according to reporting from The Atlantic and other media outlets. They have combined the results of two different types of tests in their tallies released to the public, only one of which is used to confirm…
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Researchers In The US Are Starting Door-to-Door Coronavirus Testing
Medical workers and researchers in states across the U.S. are now gathering the crucial data needed to understand the new coronavirus and its spread. They’re testing large groups of people for the virus, regardless of whether the person feels sick or has reason to believe they’ve been exposed.
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New Rapid Coronavirus Tests Could Scale Up U.S. Testing
Scientists across the U.S. are developing new tests meant to detect whether someone is infected by the novel coronavirus in much less time than conventional tests now available—from five hours to as short as five minutes. But these newer tests still present familiar challenges, namely whether they’ll be accurate or accessible enough.