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Saliva-Based COVID-19 Tests - A Better Alternative?

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FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD)- Most would agree that anything is better than having a swab shoved up your nose.

The city of Fort Worth is among those that are switching over to saliva-based COVID-19 testing, rather than the conventional method of swabbing the back of the nasal cavity.


The saliva test may be more comfortable, but is it as reliable as the nasal swab? 

KRLD's Chris Sommer got an update on that, and other coronavirus-related topics, from North Texas physician Dr. Katie Jarvis.