COVID-19, after a trial on National Basketball Association players and staff.SalivaDirect, the fifth saliva test approved by the FDA for the disease, requires no swab or collection device and uses spit from people suspected of having the coronavirus, the agency said.
Why COVID-19 home testing kits aren’t available in Canada FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn called the test “groundbreaking” in its efficiency and in being unaffected by crucial component shortages.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]SalivaDirect is seen as a cheap, simpler and less invasive testing method that requires no extraction of nucleic acid and can use several readily available reagents.The NBA has used the test in a program.