FDA gives emergency use authorization for U of I’s saliva-based COVID-19 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.
The University of Illinois System has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its saliva-based COVID-19 test, which officials said Monday will allow them to rapidly expand the program.