For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best

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By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3GuAGuZ
via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Tests (Medical), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus Delta Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nose, Throat, Biology and Biochemistry As Omicron spreads, some experts are calling for a switch to saliva-based tests, which may detect infections days earlier than nasal swabs do.

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