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Extended usage of the saliva test
[edit]In August, 2020 the University of Illinois had a strategy for expanding use of the test outside of CLIA-certified labs,[1] based on an understanding that the UIUC test could receive, via a "bridging" study, FDA's Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) under the umbrella of Yale University's SalivaDirect test.[2] However, because the UIUC saliva test differed significantly from the Yale test, this strategy was found to be insufficient[3][4] and a study was undertaken to directly qualify the test for use under the FDA's EUA process.The test was authorized by FDA's EUA process on February 24, 2021.[5][6]
Meanwhile the University of Illinois developed a system, named SHIELD T3, for extending the saliva test to a wider range of users. By Spring 2021, a number of universities adopted this for use, even before FDA authorization, by using their own CLIA-certified labs; these included the University of Notre Dame,[7] the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[8][9] the University of Maine[10] and the University of Wyoming.[11] In addition, it was adopted by Bloom Energy to implement COVID-19 testing for businesses and individuals in the San Francisco South Bay area.[12]
Following the February 24, 2021 FDA authorization, the university cooperated with OSF HealthCare to begin offering the test to employees of Champaign County and to students in local schools, both elementary and high school.[13] In addition, members of UIUC student and staff households could receive saliva testing, for payment of $10 per test.[14] At greater distance, four Washington, D.C.-area universities, Gallaudet, American, Catholic and Marymount, as well Baltimore high schools have begun SHIELD testing,[15][16] and testing began at a variety of private and public universities[17] and Community Colleges[18][19] in Illinois. Based on the UIUC testing system's advantages, including its relatively low cost,[3] the University of Illinois is exploring the potential for this system to be adopted much more widely within Illinois, or even as "a major player in the national coronavirus-tech industry" according to Mark Konkol.[20] On the other hand, Konkol cautions that the Shield T3 public-private parternership could be seen as cashing in on "a global crisis in the name of the public good."
References
[edit]- ^ Munks, Jamie; Leventis Lourgos, Angie (August 19, 2020). "FDA approves U. of I.'s 'potentially game-changing' COVID-19 saliva test ...". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ Gallagher, Grant M. (August 15, 2020). "FDA Grants Emergency COVID-19 Authorization to Yale's Open Source Method of Saliva Testing". Contagion Live. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ a b Simmons, Ethan (October 1, 2020). "UI COVID-19 costs exceed $300 million; $10 million in tests". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ Zigterman, Ben (Oct 13, 2020). "UI plan: Start semester late, cancel spring break". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ Cherney, Elyssa (March 1, 2021). "University of Illinois wins FDA approval for saliva COVID-19 test: 'We're wasting no time in deploying this,' Gov. Pritzker vows". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Griffin, Jake (March 1, 2021). "U of I's COVID-19 saliva test finally receives FDA approval". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ Paul, Maria Luisa (October 19, 2020). "Notre Dame adopts saliva-based testing as part of its surveillance testing strategy". The Observer. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Musso, Gina (November 6, 2020). "UW-Madison will expand COVID-19 testing for Spring semester". The Daily Cardinal. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Schinderle, Abby (January 17, 2021). "UW-Madison begins new Covid-19 testing plan inspired by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign". channel3000.com. WISC-TV. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Mundry, Jackie (January 15, 2021). "U Maine System announces mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing for spring semester". News Center Maine. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ "UW Offers Free COVID-19 Tests to Public". University of Wyoming News. January 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Louie, David (December 12, 2020). "Bloom Energy in San Jose builds new lab to expand COVID-19 testing". abc7news-SF. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Saliva based Covid tests coming to schools". wcia.com. WCIA. March 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ Pressey, Debra (March 23, 2021). "UI working with OSF to expand saliva testing to local community". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ Lumpkin, Lauren (February 24, 2021). "New coronavirus testing lab will produce faster, cheaper results for D.C.-area universities". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ Isaacs, Abby (February 24, 2021). "City Schools offering asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for students and staff in-person". WMAR-TV. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Majid, Aliza (February 18, 2021). "UI saliva-based COVID-19 test expands nationwide". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Sobota, Lenore (March 16, 2021). "Heartland Community College to have Shield Illinois COVID-19 testing". The Pantagraph. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "About SHIELD testing". richland.edu. Richland Community College. April 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Konkol, Mark (March 26, 2021). "Could Illinois Become Leader In Vaccine Passport Gold Rush?". Patch. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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