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Dr. Dave Excited About Saliva Test And Encourages Convalescent Plasma Donations
Dr. Dave said the approval of the saliva test should help with the mass testing of people.
By Raetta Holdman
August 24, 2020
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DENVER (CBS4) – The FDA has given emergency use authorization for a new COVID-19 test, the SalivaDirect test as well as the use of convalescent plasma for patients with coronavirus. CBSN Denver had a chance to talk with CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida about the developments in their weekly interview.
Dr. Dave said the approval of the saliva test should help with the mass testing of people and it could help speed up how long it takes to get results.
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“The SalivaDirect test was developed by Yale University. It’s interesting how it was tested. It was actually utilized in the NBA bubble in Orlando, a very controlled situation. They did the saliva test, which is simply spitting into a cup, and also did the conventional nasal swab testing which is the standard for accuracy.”
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