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Trump: Saliva COVID-19 Tests Are Quicker, Safer and FDA-Approved

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a new coronavirus test just approved by the FDA is quicker, safer and ready to go.

Since the test only needs saliva — which can be retrieved by patients themselves in a health care setting — it can reduce clinicians’ exposure to possibly infected patients, plus reduce the need for personal protective equipment.

Source: MSN April 15, 2020