This article has been updated with information from the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health.
NEW YORK – Labs and companies across the world are betting on alternative specimen types for COVID-19 testing – such as saliva, nasal swabs, or oral solution – to increase the speed and convenience of sample collection, aiming to overcome one of the challenges in rapidly scaling up testing efforts.
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