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Mason's Successful Moonshot: A Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test

During National Public Health Week, we revisit the development and application of the PCR saliva test that allowed Mason's Laboratory for Advanced Testing to analyze 10,000 tests a week at the height of the COVID pandemic and positioned Mason to be at the forefront of the next diagnostic challenge. Watch the video.

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