CoviSafe This is a series of articles that helps paint the picture of the significance of CoviSafe as the next BIG testing story. There is article after article since the summer. I have included the November piece for context but am actually surprised at how many there are already in January. In all seriousness, Thrm .....the world is waiting.
November 18, 2020
Researchers say saliva-based asymptomatic testing could ease strain on health system
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/researchers-say-saliva-based-asymptomatic-testing-could-ease-strain-on-health-system-1.5195292
January 11, 2021
Milliken partners with SHIELD Illinois to offer Covid-19 Saliva-Based Testing to campus community
https://millikin.edu/news/millikin-partners-shield-illinois-offer-covid-19-saliva-based-testing-campus-community
Takeaway from this article....
Current notification time for the saliva test is only six to 12 hours whereas turnaround time for currently available tests is around two to three days, or longer."
Thrm NR suggests 15 to 20 minutes for CoviSafe.
January 12, 2021
Dentists Should Be Performing Covid-19 Saliva Tests On Patients To Help Combat The Virus' Says Nationally-Renowned Dentist
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dentists-should-be-performing-covid-19-saliva-tests-on-patients-to-help-combat-the-virus-says-nationally-renowned-dentist-301205799.html
Takeaway from this article....
"Collecting spit is far more appealing that having your nose swabbed or your finger pricked,"
"Since saliva is easy to collect and contains detectable traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it is an ideal sample type,"
Like governments across North America and possibly farther away, patience by those long ...and not so long, on Thrm, should be well rewarded.