Lawmakers urge federal government to expand U of I’s COVID-19 saliva-based test

Dr. Robin Holland, who is part of the COVID-19 research team for the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, runs tests on saliva samples in labs housed at the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Illinois.
Both Illinois senators and all but one of Illinois’ 18 congressional members are calling on the federal government to provide resources to expand the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's COVID-19 saliva-based testing and tracing initiative.