Air New Zealand staff will be tested for Covid-19 using saliva samples, in a three-week study kicking off next week. Photo / SuppliedAir New Zealand staff will be tested for Covid-19 using saliva samples, in a three-week study kicking off next week. In the new trial, led by ESR and Air New Zealand, staff members will provide saliva samples alongside their regular nasopharyngeal swabs, so the two can be compared. ESR's chief scientist, Dr Brett Cowan, said there was hope saliva testing would be more comfortable than current methods. In the new trial, led by ESR and Air New Zealand, staff members will provide saliva samples alongside their regular nasopharyngeal swabs, so the two can be compared.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2021 22:07 UTC