Coronavirus: Would you spit in a tube every week to end the pandemic?
A third problem is time. The swab, or polymerase chain reaction test has to be sent to a lab and takes a few hours to process. Nine out of 10 people who attend one of the drive-in centres get their result back within 24 hours. But it's not yet a while-you-wait service.Some fast-turnaround swab tests are being trialled, which would be a big step forward.Imagine if all you had to do was spit into a tube to find out if you have coronavirus.
More than 10,000 GP and other key workers and their families in the city are involved in the project.University of Southampton, who is helping to co-ordinate the trial"The salivary glands are the first place in the body that the virus infects. It seems people become positive in their saliva before the rest of their breathing tubes.
This is where things get interesting. If the pilot trial goes well, the entire city of Southampton, more than 250,000 people, could be offered weekly saliva tests.
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