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.
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.