The University began implementing its new prevalence testing initiative last week, which uses saliva samples to procure rapid results across the University community. 557 saliva screening tests were administered between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. Out of those tests, 537 were negative, 12 positive, four inconclusive and four were categorized as invalid.
“Our approach if the results are inconclusive or invalid is to test the saliva sample a second time,” University spokesperson Wes Hester said in an email to the Cavalier Daily. “Positive outcomes are reviewed by an expert and repeated in borderline cases.” As part of the University’s prevalence screening initiative, the saliva testing program is primarily intended to catch and stop potential outbreaks in the community through identification of asymptomatic carriers. Read the rest of The Cavalier Daily story HERE.
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